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19 April 2023
Poggio vs. Lorenzo
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Lorenzo Valla (c.1407 - 1457) was a scholar and Catholic priest. Like Poggio Bracciolini , he was interested in old manuscripts. His father ...
18 April 2023
Poggio Bracciolini
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The creator of the world's first joke book was connected to many serious books as well. Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, later just P...
17 April 2023
The First Joke Book
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At the time when Pope Eugenius was in Florence, a very clever ten-year-old boy came to visit Cardinal Angelotto and in a few words made him ...
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