Le lettere [...] Divise in due parti. La prima delle quali contiene Lettere di materia di Stato, scritte da lui à nome suo, & per suoi privati interessi, & offici à diversi amici, & Signori suoi. La seconda contiene Lettere di diverse materie famigliari, scritte da lui à nome de suoi Signori, & Padroni. Non prima date in Luce. Con una copiosa tavola de' nomi di coloro, à quali sono scritte, & poste per ordine delle materie in quelle contenute

Large 8vo. (12), 424 pp. a⁶, A-Z⁸, Aa-Dd⁸. With the engraved printer's device on the title-page. Contempory vellum over boards.

Basso, pp. 369-372; Braida, p. 257; Catalogo unico, ICCU/003632/VEAE; Gamba 2050; Quondam, p. 324; G. Da Pozzo, Storia letteraria d'Italia. Il Cinquecento, (Padova, 2006), p. 1696; C. Griffante, Le edizioni veneziane del Seicento: censimento, (Venezia, 2006), II (M-Z), p. 146, no. 585.

FIRST EDITION published by Peranda's secretary, Giovan Giocomo Tosi, who in the dedicatory letter to Cornelia Orsini, Duchess of Cesi (dated from Rome, October 27, 1600), explains his editorial criteria.

“Rappresentative al massimo grado di tale processo sono le Lettere di Giovanni Francesco Peranda, sopranominato ‘il Demostene delle segreterie italiane', che può ritenersi il vero protagonista di questo primato del Seicento romano” (A. Chemello, Alla lettera: teorie e pratiche epistolari dai Greci al Novecento, Milano, 1998, p. 182).

“Su puesto en la Corte romana le dio oportunidad de escribir un rico e interesante epistolario [...] Las fuentes biográficas que existén sobre él lo citan como el primero o uno de los primeros escritores epistolares de su época. Algunas de la ediciones de sus cartas, viven ordenadas según su finalidad (de agradecimiento, de petitión, etc) al modo de un manual. También se le cita como el primero de los secretarios romanos. Y parece que no era pequeña su relevantia en la corte pontifica. Al perecer, destacó en otros dos aspectos. El primero, su facilidad de gastar su fortuna en la conservatión de monumentos romanos y en libros, lo que acabó dejándole en pobreza [...] El segundo, su cáracter desenfadado, que le hizo objeto de diversos relatos divertidos” (J. Verzosa, Epistolas, E. del Pino Gonzáles, ed., Alcañiz, 2006, III, p. 972).

“Plus longues dans la première partie, plus brèves dans la seconde, ces lettres apparaissent moin comme un fruit de l'application d'une rhétorique (absence d'images, énoncés de principes universeaux rares) que comme un jaillissement à partir de situations, de sentiments et de faits très variées” (J. Basso, Le genre epistolaire en langue italienne (1538-1662). Répertoire chronologique et analytique, Roma & Nancy, 1990, p. 371).

The first part contains 179 letters written by Peranda to friends and family members, the second contains 213 letters written as secretary of his employers to high-ranking men of the cloth and rulers. Placed after the dedicatory letter is a table of all the letters arranged according to their intention (amorose, biasimare, cerimoniose, consigliare, dolersi, etc.).

(Prima parte:)

Brigidi, Ottaviano (p. 1)

Formicini, Gregorio (p.2)

Vernier, Domenico (p. 3)

Caetani, Enrico & Camillo. Roma, November 25, 1570 (p. 4)

Caetani, Enrico. Roma, December 11, 1570 (p. 6)

Caetani, Enrico & Camillo. Roma, December 6, 1570 (p. 9)

Caetani, Enrico. Roma, December 20, 1570 (p. 11)

Caetani, Enrico & Camillo. Roma, December 20, 1570 (p. 12)

id. Roma, [January] 2, 1571 (p. 15)

id. March, 3, 1571 (p. 16)

Colonna, Agnesina (p. 18)

Signori del Pignattino (p.21)

Caetani, Camillo. Roma, April 7, 1571 (p. 23)

id., Enrico. Roma, April 7, 1571 (p. 24)

id., Camillo. Cisterna, August 10, 1571 (p. 25)

id., Enrico & Camillo. Roma, November 3, 1571 (p. 28)

id. Roma, November 11, 1571 (p. 29)

id. Roma, November 12, 1571 (p. 31)

Caetani, Onorato. Roma, March 17, 1572 (p. 33)

id., Enrico. Roma, March 29, 1572 (p. 34)

id., Camillo. Roma, October 18, 1572 (p. 34)

Alli padroni senza fastidio (p. 36)

Caetani, Enrico. Roma, March 29, 1572 (p. 34)

id., Camillo. Roma, October 18, 1572 (p. 34)

Alli Patroni senza fastidio (p. 36)

Bettuchi, Marco. Cisterna (p. 36)

Caetani, Camillo. Roma, November 17, 1573 (p. 37)

id., Enrico. Roma, January 24, 1573 (p. 39)

id., Camillo. Roma, January 25, 1573 (p. 40)

id., Enrico & Camillo. Roma, January 30, 1573 (p. 41)

id. Roma, February14, 1573 (p. 43)

id., Enrico. Roma, May 6, 1573 (p. 44)

Bellomini, Carlo. Roma, May 31, 1573 (p. 46)

[Serbelloni, Giovanni Antonio], Cardinal Sant'Angelo (p. 47)

Caetani, Onorato (p. 48)

Caetani Cesi, Beatrice (p. 48)

Capozio, Francesco (p. 49)

Bellomini, Francesco (p. 50)

[Ricci, Giovanni], Cardinal of Pisa (p. 51)

Lauro, Marcantonio (p. 51)

Scaino, Antonio (p. 52)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 52)

Petrignani, Fantino. Cisterna (p. 54)

Guidi, Antonio. Roma (p. 54)

[Frangipani, Fabio Mirto], Archbishop of Nazareth and Governor of Bologna (p. 56)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 56)

Riccardi, Alessandro (p. 57)

Capozio, Francesco. Cisterna (p. 58)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 60)

Capua, Annibale di (p. 62)

Garzadori, Coriolano (p. 62)

Peranda, Giovanni Battista (p. 63)

Bellomo, Carlo. Roma (p. 66)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 68)

Massucci, Nicolò (p. 68)

Batory, Andreas (p. 69)

Massucci, Nicolò (p. 70)

Capua, Annibale di (p. 70)

id. (p. 72)

Gonzaga, Vincenzo (p. 73)

Bellomo, Carlo. Cisterna, October 6, n.y. (p. 74)

Bianchetti, Lodovico (p. 75)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare. Roma (p. 76)

Lisio, Antonio (p. 77)

Riva, Girolamo (p. 78)

Garzadori, Coriolano (p. 79)

Lamberti, [Michele] Monsignor (p. 80)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 81)

Petrucci, Domenico (p. 82)

Gonzaga, Claudio (p. 82)

[Corgna, Fulvio Giulio della], Cardinal Albano (p. 83)

Valiero, Giovanni Battista (p. 84)

Contarello, Matteo (p. 86)

Ghiselli, Paolo (p. 87)

Valiero, Giovanni Battista (p. 89)

Cinque, Vincento (p. 91)

Bianchetto, Lodovico (p. 92)

Capua, Annibale di (p. 93)

Ghiselli, Paolo (p. 94)

id. (p. 94)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 95)

Garzadori, Coriolano (p. 96)

Peranda, Giovanni Battista (p. 96)

Riva, Girolamo (p. 98)

id. (p. 98)

Luzzara, Camillo (p. 99)

Volterra, Francesco (p. 105)

Venier, Domenico (p. 107)

Ottaviani, Bartolomeo (p. 107)

Paolucci, Tommaso (p. 108)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 109)

Gonzaga, Giulio (p. 110)

Gonzaga, Vincenzo (p. 111)

Beroaldi, Marchione (p. 111)

Pittigliano, Giovanni Francesco (p. 112)

Lorenzi,... (p. 113)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 113)

id. (p. 115)

Abbati, Baldangelo (p. 116)

Americi, Pietro. Cisterna, June 19, 1583 (p. 117)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 117)

Caetani, Camillo (p. 119)

Caetani, Onorato (p. 119)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 120)

Peranda, Giovanni Battista (p. 120)

Riva, Girolamo (p. 122)

[Acquaviva d'Aragona, Giulio Antonio], Marquis of Bellante (p. 112)

Colonna Caetani, Agnesina (p. 113, i.e. 123)

Signora A.B. (p. 113, i.e. 123)

id. (p. 125)

Florido, Anselmo (p. 126)

Capua, Annibale di. Roma, December 28, 1585 (p. 129)

Gonzaga, Vincenzo (p. 130)

Bellomini, Mario (p. 131)

Garzadori, Coriolano (p. 131)

Florido, Anselmo. Roma, November 9, 1585 (p. 133)

Cesana, Antonio. Roma, July 6, 1585 (p. 134)

id. Roma, August 9, 1585 (p. 136)

Caetani, [Enrico] (p. 136)

id. (p. 137)

id. (p. 138)

id. (p. 139)

id. (p. 140)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare. Roma, October 17, 1585 (p. 141)

Caetani, [Enrico] (p. 141)

id. (p. 143)

id. (p. 144)

id. (p. 145)

id. (p. 148)

id. (p. 150)

id. (p. 151)

Pia, Bernardino (p. 154)

Caetani, [Enrico]. Roma, October 7, 1589 (p. 155)

id. Roma, October 8, 1589 (p. 159)

id. Roma, October 2, 1589 (p. 162)

id. Roma, October 11, 1589 (p. 163)

id. Roma, October 14, 1589 (p. 164)

Caetani, Camillo. Roma, October 14, 1589 (p. 166)

Caetani, [Enrico]. Roma, October 17, 1589 (p. 168)

id. Roma, October 20, 1589 (p. 170)

[Caetani, Camillo] Al Signor Patriarca. Roma, October 20, 1589 (p. 172)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare. Roma, October 20, 1589 (p. 175)

[Caetani, Enrico] Al Signor Cardinal Legato. Roma, October 2, 1589 (p. 179)

id. Roma, October 22, 1589 (p. 181)

id. Roma, November 2, 1589 (p. 182)

id. Roma, November 2, 1589 (p. 184)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare. Roma, November 2, 1589 (p. 188)

Ottinelli, [Giulio], Bishop of Fano. Roma, November 2, 1589 (p. 191)

Caetani, [Enrico]. Roma, November 16, 1589 (p. 191)

id. Roma, November 17, 1589 (p. 194)

id. Roma, November 15, 1589 (p. 196)

[Caetani, Camillo], Patriarch of Alessandria. Roma, November 17, 1589 (p. 198)

Riccardi, [Giulio Cesare]. Roma, November 17, 1589 (p. 201)

[Caetani, Enrico] Al Signor Cardinal Legato. [Roma], November 25, 1589 (p. 204)

[Biondi, Fabio?] Nuntio di Savoia. Roma, November 25, 1589 (p. 207)

[Caetani, Enrico] Al Signor Cardinal Legato. Roma, November 29, 1589 (p. 207)

id. Roma, November 30, 1589 (p. 214, i.e. 210)

id. [Roma], December 1, 1589 (p. 214)

id. Roma, December 15, 1589 (p. 215)

id. Roma, December 7, 1589 (p. 218)

id. December 10, 1589 (p. 221)

[Caetani, Camillo], Patriarch of Alessandria. Roma, December 11, 1589 (p. 218)

Riccardi, [Giulio Cesare]. Roma, December 11, 1589 (p. 225)

[Caetani, Enrico] Signor Cardinal Legato. Roma, December 12, 1589 (p. 228)

[Caetani, Camillo], Patriarch of Alessandria. Roma, December 12, 1589 (p. 231)

[Caetani, Enrico] Signor Cardinal Legato. Roma, December 16, 1589 (p. 233)

id. Roma, December 12, 1589 (p. 236)

id. Roma, December 20, 1589 (p. 237)

id. Roma, December 24, 1589 (p. 239)

Riccardi, [Giulio Cesare]. Roma, March 9, 1590 (p. 245)

Ambroni, Antimo (p. 249)

Costa, Cesare (p. 251)

Brumano, [Matteo]. [Roma], January 26, 1591 (p. 252)

Caetani, Camillo. Roma, June 20, 1594 (p. 255)

Signor Abbate Cenamo (p. 259)

Riccardi, Fabio (p. 259)

id. (p. 260)

Albergati, Fabio (p. 261)

Francesca di M. (p. 262)

(Seconda parte:)

Pius V (p. 265)

Colonna, Marcatonio. Roma (p. 266)

Medici, Cosimo de' (p. 269)

[Zúñiga y] Requesens, Luis (p. 270)

[Gonzaga], Guglielmo (p. 271)

Este, Alfonso d' (p. 271)

Austria, Giovanni d' (p. 272)

Risticucci, [Girolamo] (p. 273)

Crivelli, [Alessandro?] (p. 273)

[Elisabeth of Austria], Queen of France (p. 274)

Latini, Orsino (p. 275)

[Charles IX], King of France (p. 275)

[Medici, Caterina de'], Queen Mother (p. 276)

[Gonzaga, Luigi], Duke of Nevers (p. 277)

Savello, Camillo (p. 278)

Caetani, [Camillo?] (p. 278)

Orsini, [Flavio] (p. 279)

[Madruzzo, Crostoforo], Cardinal of Trento (p. 279)

[Perrenot de] Granvelle, [Antoine] (p. 280)

Pansa, [Pirro Antonio] (p. 281)

[Philip II], King of Spain (p. 281)

Maximilian II (p. 282)

[Philip II], King of Spain (p. 283)

Farnese, Ottavio (p. 284)

[Margherita] d'Austria (p. 284)

Farnese, Alessandro (p. 285)

[Farnese, Margherita], Princess of Parma (p. 286)

Costa, Cesare (p. 286)

Ernest of Bavaria (p. 288)

[Colonna, Isabella], Princess of Sulmona (p. 289)

Lannoy, Vittoria de (p. 289)

Sforza, Francesco (p. 290)

Farnese, Ottavio (p. 290)

[Angennes, Nicolas d'], Seigneur de Rambouillet (p. 292)

[Elisabeth of Austria], Queen of France (p. 292)

Henri III, King of France (p. 293)

Gregory XIII, Pope. Cisterna, July 3, 1577 (p. 293)

[Santorio, Giulio Antonio], Cardinal Santa Severina. Roma, August 19, 1529 [i.e. 1579] (p. 294)

[Canani, Giulio], Bishop of Adria. Roma, April 4, 1579 (p. 295)

Tiepolo, Paolo. Roma, April 4, 1579 (p. 296)

[Nicolini, Angelo?], Cardinal of Pisa (p. 297)

Santilli, Scipione. Roma, September 10, 1578 (p. 297)

Colonna, Marcantonio. Roma, February 1, 1589 (p. 298)

[Perrenot de] Granvelle, [Antoine]. Roma, November 1, 1579 (p. 298)

Costa, Cesare (p. 300)

[Rovere, Francesco Maria II della], Duke of Urbino (p. 300)

[Rovere, Giulio della], Cardinal of Urbino (p. 301)

[Este, Lucrezia d'], Duchess of Urbino (p. 301)

[Farnese, Ottavio], Duke of Parma (p. 302)

[Perrenot de] Granvelle, [Antoine] (p. 302)

Farnese, Alessandro, Cardinal (p. 303)

Placi, Antonio (p. 303)

Costa, Cesare (p. 304)

Bathory, Stephen, King of Poland (p. 304)

[Gonzaga], Guglielmo (p. 305)

Farnese, Ottavio (p. 305)

[Perrenot de] Granvelle, [Antoine] (p. 306)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare. Roma, February 1, 1580 (p. 308)

Rudolf II (p. 308)

[Perrenot de] Granvelle, [Antoine] (p. 309)

Lorraine, Charles of (p. 310)

Rucellai, Annibale (p. 311)

[Margaret of Austria], Princess of Parma (p. 311)

Farnese, Ottavio (p. 312)

[Margaret of Austria], Princess of Parma (p. 312)

id. (p. 313)

Farnese, Alessandro (p. 313)

Caetani, Onorato (p. 314)

Colonna, Marcantonio (p. 315)

Caetani, Onorato (p. 315)

[Acquaviva d'Aragona, Alberto], Duke of Atri. Cisterna, February 22, 1584 (p. 317)

Medici, Francesco de' (p. 317)

Caetani, Onorato (p. 318)

Boncompagni, Girolamo (p. 319)

Facchinetti, [Giovanni] Antonio (p. 319)

Andreas of Austria (p. 321)

Albert of Austria (p. 322)

Toledo, Francisco de, Cardinal (p. 322)

id. (p. 323)

Dezza, Pietro, Cardinal (p. 324)

Savoy, Charles Emanuel of (p. 324)

Peppoli Orsi, Sulpizia (p. 325)

[Ernest of Bavaria], Cardinal of Liège (p. 325)

Lorraine, Charles of (p. 326)

Guise, [Louis de], Cardinal (p. 326)

id. (p. 327)

[Este, Alfonso II d'], Duke of Ferrara (p. 328)

Gonzaga, Scipione, Cardinal (p. 328)

[Gonzaga, Guglielmo], Duke of Mantua (p. 329)

Birague, René de, Cardinal (p. 330)

[Perrenot de Granvelle, Antoine], Cardinal of Besançon (p. 330)

Medici, Francesco d' (p. 331)

Casale, [Alessandro] (p. 331)

Albergati, Fabio (p. 332)

[Cybo Malaspina, Alberico I], Prince of Massa (p. 322)

Guise, [Louis de], Cardinal (p. 332)

Este, Luigi d', Cardinal (p. 333)

[Pellevé, Nicolas de], Cardinal of Sans (p. 334)

Gonzaga, Vincenzo (p. 335)

Paleotti, [Gabriele] (p. 335)

Contrari Pepoli, Laura (p. 335)

Pepoli, Girolamo (p. 336)

Colonna, Marcantonio (p. 336)

[Bizzoni, Marcantonio], Bishop of Foligno (p. 338, i.e. 337)

Avalos, Cesare d' (p. 338)

Caetani, Ippolita (p. 339)

[Perrenot de] Granvelle, [Antoine] (p. 339)

Costa, Cesare (p. 340)

Pantaleone, Ercole (p. 340)

Cesi, Donato Antonio (p. 341)

[Perrenot de] Granvelle, [Antoine] (p. 341)

[Gonzaga], Guglielmo (p. 342)

Sega, [Filippo] (p. 342)

[Acquaviva d'Aragona, Alberto], Duke of Atri (p. 343)

[Acquaviva d'Aragona, Giulio Antonio], Marquis of Bellante (p. 344)

[Acquaviva, Baldassare], Count of Caserta (p. 344)

Farnese, Alessandro (p. 345)

Caetani, Enrico & Camillo. [Roma], September 12, 1571 (p. 345)

Pepoli, Girolamo (p. 346)

[Acquaviva d'Aragona, Giulio Antonio], Marquis of Bellante (p. 346)

Costa, Cesare (p. 347)

[Rovere, Francesco Maria II della], Duke of Urbino (p. 347)

id. (p. 348)

Pepoli, Girolamo (p. 348)

[Paleotti, Camillo], Governor of Faenza (p. 349)

id. (p. 349)

[Gonzaga], Guglielmo (p. 350)

Ceretti, Pietro (p. 350)

Garimberto, [Girolamo] (p. 351)

Medici, Ferdinando de' (p. 351)

[Acquaviva d'Aragona, Giulio Antonio], Marquis of Bellante (p. 352)

Cesi, Donato Antonio (p. 352)

Philip II, King of Spain. Roma, January 20, 1579 (p. 353)

Zuñiga [y Requesens], Juan de (p. 354)

Colonna, Marcatonio. Roma, February 12, 1580 (p. 354)

[Cassière, Jean de la], Grand Master of Malta. Roma, February 12, 1580 (p. 355)

Pepoli, Girolamo (p. 356)

Aquilino, Ettore (p. 356)

Farnese, Alessandro (p. 357)

Farnese, Alessandro, Cardinal. Rom, April 20, 1581 (p. 357)

Aquilino, Ettore. Roma, Settembre 16, 1581 (p. 358)

Gregory XIII. Cisterna, April 7, 1581 (p. 359)

Este, Luigi d'. Cisterna, April 30, 1591 [i.e. 1581] (p. 359)

Zuñiga [y Requesens], Juan de, Vicerè of Naples. Cisterna, 1581 (p. 360)

Riccardo, Giulio Cesare. Cisterna, April 12, 1581 (p. 361)

Vitelli, Cesare. Roma, April 15, 1581 (p. 362)

Zuñiga [y Requesens], Juan de. Cisterna, February 5, 1581 (p. 362)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 365)

[Rovere, Francesco Maria II della], Duke of Urbino. Roma, April 27, 1583 (p. 365)

id. Roma, May 5, 1583 (p. 366)

Lamdnano [sic! i.e. Landriani], Marsilio (p. 367)

Este, Alessandro d', Cardinal. Roma, July 31, 1583 (p. 367)

Farnese, Alessandro. Roma, July 27, 1583 (p. 368)

id. Cisterna, October 28, 1583 (p. 369)

Gonzaga, [Francesco], Cardinal. (p. 369)

Farnese, Alessandro. Roma, August 4, 1583 (p. 371)

[Santorio, Giulio Antonio], Cardinal Santa Severina. Roma, August 21, 1583 (p. 371)

[Avalos d'] Aragona, [Innico d'], Cardinal. Cisterna, August 26, 1583 (p. 372)

Pepoli, Girolamo. Cisterna, September 26, 1583 (p. 373)

Caetani, [Onorato], Abbot. Cisterna, November 29, 1583 (p. 373)

Riccardi, Giulio Cesare (p. 374)

Caetani, [Onorato], Abate (p. 375)

Este, Alfonso d'. Cisterna, May 19, 1584 (p. 376)

[Boncompagni, Giacomo], Duke of Sora. Cisterna, July 20, 1584 (p. 376)

[Este, Alfonso II d'], Duke of Ferrara. Cisterna, January 13, 1585 (p. 377)

[Este, Lucrezia d'] Madama d'Urbino. Roma, January 20, 1585 (p. 378)

Anguillara, Giovanni Battista. Roma, 1585 (p. 378)

Philip II, King of Spain (for Caetani, Enrico). Roma, December 18, 1585 (p. 379)

Signori Escivini di Parigi. Roma, November 20, 1592 (p. 380)

[Lorraine, Charles II de], Duca d'Umena [i.e. Duke of Mayenne]. Roma (p. 381)

[Sega, Filippo], Cardinal of Piacenza (p. 382)

Riccardi, Fabio (p. 383)

Riccardo, Alessandro (p. 383)

[Guzman y Ribera, Enrique], Count of Olivares (p. 384)

Philip II, King of Spain. Roma, October 29, 1592 (p. 385)

Toledo, Francisco de, Cardinal (p. 385)

Idiaquez, Juan de (p. 386)

Maria of Austria, Empress in Spagna (p. 387)

Mora, Cristoforo di (p. 388)

Farnese, Ranuccio. Roma, November 27, 1592 (p. 388)

[Pimentel de Fonseca y Zuñiga, Maria], Countess of Olivares. Roma, October 4, 1592 (p. 389)

Simoncelli, [Girolamo], Cardinal (p. 390)

Orsini, Giovanni Antonio. Roma, February 15, 1592 (p. 390)

Lorraine, Charles of, Cardinal. Roma, February 17, 1592 (p. 391)

Lorraine, Charles of [Duke of Guise] (p. 392)

Philip II, King of Spain. Roma (p. 392)

Henri IV, King of France. (p. 393)

Gesualdo, [Alfonso], Cardinal (p. 395)

Al Collegio de' Dottori legisti di Bologna (p. 396)

Savoy, Charles Emmanuel I of (p. 398)

[Garzez, Martin], Grand Master of Malta. Roma, 1597 (p. 399)

Philip II, King of Spain. Roma, April 15, 1596 (p. 401)

[Grimani, Marino?], Prince of Venice (p. 402)

Caetani, [Camillo], Patriarca (p. 404)

Philip III, King of Spain. Roma, [1598?] (p. 406)

[Gonzaga, Francesco IV], Duke of Mantua (for Caetani, Camillo) (p. 409)

Medici, Ferdinando I de', Grand Duke of Tuscany. Roma (p. 410)

[Rovere, Francesco Maria II della], Duke of Urbino (p. 411)

N.N. (p. 411)

id. (p. 412)

Clement VIII. Prague, March 28, 1592 (p. 413)

Philip II, King of Spain (for Caetani, Onorato) (p. 414)

[Perrenot de] Granvelle, [Antoine] (p. 415)

John of Austria. Roma, April 19, 1592 (p. 415)

Conte di Plego [sic!], Roma (p. 416)

[Zúñiga y] Requesens, Luis (p. 270)

N.N. (p. 418)

Gómez de Silva, Ruy. Roma, May 26, 1572 (p. 418)

Espinosa, Diego de, Cardinal (p. 420)

Philip II, King of Spain (for Capua, Annibale di), (p. 421)

Idiaquez, Juan de (p. 422)

Zuñiga [y Requesens], Juan de (p. 423)

Farnese, Alessandro (p. 423)

Little is known about the early education of Giovan Francesco Peranda, from Ponte in Valtelline. The first evidence of his literary activity is found in Ruscelli's anthology, Sesto libro delle rime di diversi autori (1553), to which he contributed with some sonnets. He studied at Venice and Bologna and obtained a degree from the University of Perugia. His first certain employment is that he found at Mantova as secretary to Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, whom he followed to Rome in 1565. After the latter's death he entered the services of Cardinal Niccolò Caietani at his court in Cisterna and in Rome. He also became tutor of the cardinal's nephews, Enrico (later papal nuncio in France) and Camillo (later patriarch of Alessandria and papal nuncio in Spain).

He had relationships with many Roman scholars and artists, among them Etienne Dupérac, Giulio Clovio, Pirro Ligorio, and Onofrio Panvinio. Peranda was furthermore an assiduous collector of antiquities and in this quality an advisor for the Gonzaga and Caetani, and also curator of the antiquities collection of the latter. Many pieces from Peranda's collection were later acquired by Enrico Caetani and Vincenzo Gonzaga (cf. G. Caetani, Domus Caietana: il Cinquecento, San Casciano, 1933, pp. 102-109; G. Ghilini, Teatro d'uomini letterati, Venezia, 1647, p. 106; B. Furlotti, Le collezioni Gonzaga, il carteggio fra Roma e Mantova (1587-1612), Milano, 2003, passim; and L. Gori, Giovan Francesco Peranda, erudito e collezionista, dalla corte dei Gonzaga a quella dei Caetani, in: “Studi di storia dell'arte”, 22, 2011, pp. 97-106).

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