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Wednesday, April 19, 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 ...
Tuesday, April 18, 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...
Monday, April 17, 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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