De vera sapientia, circa 1440-1460.

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De vera sapientia, circa 1440-1460.

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Manuscript consisting mostly of text from the De sapientia of Nicolaus Cusanus, with interpolated passages from Petrarch's De remediis utriusque fortunae. Included in early editions of Petrarch's collected works. Bound in modern half calf over tan cloth.

1 volume (12 leaves) ; 21 cm.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374

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Francesco Petrarca (b. July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Italy–d. July 19, 1374, Arquà, Italy), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a scholar and poet of Renaissance Italy who was one of the earliest humanists. His rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Renaissance. Petrarch is often considered the founder of Humanism. Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca. Petrarch stduied law at the University of Montpell...

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