Vita Petrarchae, 1400s.

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Vita Petrarchae, 1400s.

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Manuscript leaf on the life of Petrarch, beginning: Clarissimus vir dominus Franciscus Petrarcha historicus ac poeta insignis. Housed in blue cloth case, as no. 6 of 8 brief manuscripts.

1 leaf ; 31 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...