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A Notice of the Epigrammata of Francesco Patrizi, Bishop of Gaeta
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1968
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Franciscus PatriciusHistorical MethodologySixteenth Century StudiesPractical BlankReligious SymbolItalian LiteratureHistorical LinguisticsFrancesco PatriziCentral MediterraneanItalian StudiesCultural HistoryLanguage StudiesArtsHistorical EvidenceHistorical ScholarshipClassicsIntellectual History
The coming to light of a manuscript of the unpublished Epigrammata of Franciscus Patricius (Francesco Patrizi) of Siena (1413-1494) provides insights into the practical blank which was the history of this humanist from his settling in his diocese of Gaeta in 1465 until his death. For his life up to that point D. Bassi in an article, which is still fundamental, painstakingly gathered the facts. For the years 1461-1464, when Patrizi was governor of Foligno, his own Epistolae are a valuable and interesting source but only a few have ever been printed. Felice Battaglia recapitulated the known facts and added some documentation but, like Bassi, had little to say about the period 1465-1494.