Petrarch essay and photographs, 1800s.

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Petrarch essay and photographs, 1800s.

Photograph of the frontispiece to Petrarch's Virgil painted by Simone di Martino (formerly called Simon Memmi), and photographs of the Laura note in Petrarch's copy of Virgil, of the Peruzzi bas-reliefs of Petrarch and Laura, and of the Laurentian miniatures, together with an unfinished manuscript essay. Housed in envelope (31 cm).

25 leaves ; 26 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7332020

Cornell University Library

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Noves, Laura de, 1308?-1348

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Martini, Simone, 1283-1344

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Biblioteca ambrosiana

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Stokes, Margaret, 1832-1900

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Irish archaeologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Howth, to Henry Yates Thompson, 1897 Jan. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872306 These items were originally housed in a portfolio with "Carrig Breac. Howth" pencilled inside the cover. Carrig Breac, in Howth, was the home of William Stokes and his daughter, Margaret McNair Stokes. From the description of Petrarch essay and photographs, 1800s. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record...

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...