These volumes—the fourth edition of Petrarch's collected works—are the first to contain his vernacular (Italian) poetry alongside his Latin compositions. Johannes Herold (1514-1567) edited this edition, which was printed in Basel by Sebastian Henricpetri. The image features the beginning of to Petrarch's Latin epic, the Africa, based on the exploits and triumphs of Scipio Africanus in the second Punic War. It is worth pointing out that while the volumes contain over 1400 pages, Petrarch's Italian works occupy fewer than 80.
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Francisci Petrarchae florentini, philosophi, oratoris, et poëtae clarissimi, reflorescentis literaturae latinaeque linguae, aliquot seculis horrenda barbarie inquinatae ac penè sepultae, assertoris et instauratoris, Opera que extant omnia. . .
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Page 1274
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Basel: excudebat Henrichus Petri, [March 1554]. 4 vols. in 2.
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Beginning of the "Africa".
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The Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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