The Cinquecento commentaries

The fortune of Petrarch’s Rvf in the Cinquecento is related to the following editions and commentaries:

  • publication of the Aldine edition of the Rvf by Aldo Manuzio (1501);
  • publication of Vellutello’s commentary, Il Petrarca con l'espositione di M. Alessandro Velvtello (1525);
  • Fausto da Longiano’s commentary (1532);
  • Luoghi difficili di Giovan Battista Castiglione, florentino (1532);
  • Silvano da Venafro’s commentary (1533);
  • Giovannandrea Gesualdo’s commentary (1533);
  • Fourth Aldine edition with Avviso by Paolo Manuzio and glosses (1533);
  • Osservazioni by Francesco Alunno (1539);
  • First edition of Daniello’s commentary (1541);
  • Annotazioni by Sansovino (1546);
  • Dichiarazioni ed annotazioni by Antonio Brucioli (1548);
  • Second edition of of Daniello’s commentary (1549);
  • First edition by Rovillio with Brucioli’s Annotations (1550).

        Belloni (Commenti petrarcheschi, 31)

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