Delle lettere [...] a Sommi Pontefici, a Cardinali et ad altri Signori et persone Ecclesiastice, scritte. Primo[-secondo] volume. Con la giunta della Vitta del Bembo (together with:) Delle lettere [...] Terzo [-quarto] volume.

Four volumes bound in three. 8vo. (12), 13-381, (1), 2 blank pp. (A⁸-Z⁸, Aa⁸); 168 ll. (A-X⁸); (16), 432 pp. (*⁸, A-Dd⁸); (16), 268, 4 blank pp. (*⁸, A-R8). Gualtiero Scotto's device on the title-pages. Early 19^th century vellum over boards, spines with gilt ornaments and gilt lettered labels, marbled endpapers. Ex libris Joannis de Bizzarro.

Adams, B-595, B-596, B-591; Basso, pp. 132-134, 136; Braida, pp. 27-28; Edit 16, CNCE 5084 (I, II) and 5040 (III, IV); Index Aureliensis, 116.432 (III, IV); Quondam, pp. 288-289; P. Bembo, Lettere. Edizione critica, E. Travi, ed., (Bologna, 1987), I, pp. XLVII-XLVIII, L.

FIFTH EDITION of the first and second volumes and FIRST EDITION of the third and fourth volumes of Pietro Bembo's vernacular letters.

In 1532 Bembo begun to collect and organize his correspondence, both Latin and Italian, for publication. He decided approximately to divide the Italian letters into two major categories: those addressed to men (arranged according Venetian and not Venetian) and those addressed to women. To his Latin epistolary (Epistolae familiares) he added the letters (also called Brevi) which he had wrote as secretary to Pope Leo X.

The first collection to see the light was precisely the Petri Bembi Epistolarum Leonis Decimi Pontifici Max. nomine scriptarum libri sexdecim (Venice, 1535, see pp. xxx), which also remained the only edition of Bembo's letters published during his lifetime. In 1539, after his appointment as a cardinal, he abandoned the project to publish his correspondence, even though he continued to revise and correct the minutes until the end of his days. The prestige of his new position and the change in the Italian religious and political climate restrained him from divulging his private letters. For this reason he was very displeased seeing many of his youthful love letters published without his permission in the epistolaries issued by Paolo Manuzio (1541) and Paolo Gherardo (1544).

After Bembo's death, Carlo Gualteruzzi, one of his two literary executors (the other one was Girolamo Quirino), took up the task of publishing Bembo's letters as faithful as possible to the will of the author. In 1548 Gualteruzzi obtained a fifteen-years privilege for ‘li quattro volumi di Lettere volgari'. In the same year he issued the first volume (Rome, Dorico), but, while respecting the general plan of the author, introduced many arbitrary changes. “[Bembo] non giunse mai ad una risoluzione definitiva del quando e come pubblicare le sue lettere. Di fatto intervenne di tanto in tanto a riordinare e a correggere, ma non compì mai una revisione definitiva, e morì senza aver lasciato una indicazione in proposito, affidandone l'attuazione all'arbitrio di coloro che egli nel testamento promosse a custodi dei suoi manoscritti. La stampa ebbe così inizio ad opera di Carlo Gualteruzzi, che vi incluse tutta la corrispondenza con il Bibbiena fino a quel momento estranea alle tre raccolte indicate, alle quali apportò per giunta mutamenti ed adattamenti formali di cui non è testimonianza nei manoscritti né si identifica la fonte. Così di un disegno rimasto aperto nella mente dell'autore egli fece un'opera chiusa e sua. Di fatto egli concluse quello che il Bembo aveva lasciato incompiuto e interrotto, così che nelle raccolte da lui pubblicate, né è presente tutto il patrimonio epistolare del Bembo, né noi siamo certi di quanto il Bembo vi avrebbe ancora voluto includere” (E. Travi, Introduzione, in: “P. Bembo, Lettere. Edizione critica”, Bologna, 1987, I, pp. IX-X).

“Quanto poi al fatto che proprio il Gualteruzzi, e non gli altri commissari, abbia predisposto il primo volume ed i successivi, par probabile suggerire che ciò sia avvenuto perché presso di lui giacevano sicuramente i minutari, e, con ragionata deduzione, anche i codici intermedi e definitivi per la stampa, oltre che per l'ininterrotta sua frequentazione dell'autore” (E. Travi, Pietro Bembo e il suo epistolario: le edizioni, in: “Rendiconto dell'Istituto Lombardo”, Classe di Lettere, 106, 1972, p. 639).

When the first volume of Bembo's Italian letters was reprinted by Gualtiero Scotto in 1552 (for the first time together with the other three volumes of letters), many other changes (mainly omissions, additions, and transpositions) were made, especially for political or religious reasons.

Before Scotto's first complete four volume edition of Bembo's vernacular letters came out in 1552, a second volume had already appeared in an edition issued by Antonio Manuzio in 1550 under Gualteruzzi's supervision. This edition was reissued in 1551 by Scotto, who put his device on title-page, but maintained in the colophon Manuzio's name. For this reason in Scotto's four volume edition of 1552 the first two volumes bear the inscription “Seconda impressione”.

In 1552 Scotto also published the ‘editio princeps' of Bembo's Epistolarum familiarum libri VI. In 1564 (Venice, Rampazetto) a kind of fifth book was eventually added, when Bembo's nephew Giovanni Matteo had the idea to divulge the letters addressed to him by his famous uncle for personal promotion.

Scotto's 1575-edition (of which the first two volumes of the present set is composed) is an exact reprint of that of 1552 to which is added the Bembo's biography that Sansovino wrote for his 1560-edition of Bembo's letters.

“Von der Bedeutung und den Befürchtungen vor den möglichen Konsequenzen, die mit der Publizierung eines Briefbuches in Zusammenhang gebracht wurden, zeugen die Überlegungen und das Zögern Bembos, seinen von ihm selegierten und nach mehreren libri di lettere aufgeteilten carteggio zu veröffentlichen, ein Korpus, das mehr als 2500 private Briefe umfasst. In einem auf den 28. November 1535 datierten Brief an Benedetto Varchi spricht Bembo von seinen Überlegungen zur Strukturierung seiner Briefbände: ‘Non ho ancora che dirvi della impression de' miei Brevi, e meno delle lettere volgari, ch'io sono stato travagliato da poi che io non vi vidi per altro conto. Ma potrete voi venendo qui veder e gli mie e l'altro, et io col vostro consiglio potrò meglio deliberar sopra esse'. Erst sieben Jahre später informiert Bembo seinen Neffen [Giovanni Matteo Bembo] über die Fertigstellung der libri di lettere, vobei er sich auf den Zeitpunkt der Publikation immer noch nicht festlegen will: ‘Le mie lettere non voglio che si stampino per niente a questi tempi, che non sono da ciò; saranno poi quando Dio vorrà ed io vel farò intendere. Proccurate solamente che non se ne stampi più alcuna, se pur alcuno volesse ciò fare, come ha fatto il Manuzio, benché di queste poche venute fuori con la impresa nuova, non importa' ”(C. Ortner-Buchberger, Briefe schreiben im 16. Jahrhundert. Formen und Funktionen des epistolaren Diskurses in den italienischen ‘libri di lettere', München, 2003, p. 9).

The first volume is divided into twelve books and arranged hierarchically. It contains the letters addressed by Bembo to popes, cardinals, bishops, protonotaries and priests. In the first Roman edition, dedicated by the printers Dorico to Guido Ascanio Sforza (Roma, September 1, 1548), there are overall 230 letters. The 1552-Scotto's edition, while retaining the original dedication, presents many modifications. “D'abord des suppressions: ce sont dans le livre I les 5 premières lettres a Léon X, plus la ‘Proposta' faite par Bembo au gouvernement de Venise au nom du pape, et dans le livre II, les lettres 6 à 8; toutes traitent du même affaire, les dissensions entre la papauté et Venise en 1514 et 1515; mais ces lettres et ce document sont curieusement regroupés à la fin du volume sous les titres Il residuo del libro primo et Il residuo del libro secondo… Puis des additions: sont incluses 2 lettres dans le livre I avant la dernière lettre, à leur place chronologique, l'une à Paul III, l'autre à l'évêque de Ceneda (hiérarchiquement mal placée), 1 lettre dans le livre IV au cardinal Farnese à la 8^e place, 3 lettres à la fin du livre VI au cardinal de Chypre datées du 29 août 1545 au 4 décembre 1546, 1 lettre à la fin du livre VII à l'évêque de Carpentras; toutes celles-ci sont à leur juste place” (J. Basso, Le genre épistolaire en langue italienne (1538-1662). Répertoire chronologique et analytique, Roma & Nancy, 1990, I, p. 133).

The second volume, also divided into twelve books, counts 275 letters. It still bears Antonio Manuzio's undated dedication to Girolamo Quirino and is identical to the first 1550 edition. It contains letters addressed to Bembo's Venetian friends and acquaintances. The letters are grouped by recipients and then, within each group, are arranged chronologically over a period of about fifty years, from August 5, 1497 to August 20, 1546.

The third volume, despite its second title (Lettere di M. Pietro Bembo a Principi et Signori et suoi famigliari amici scritte divise in dodici libri), has only eleven books containing a total of 341 letters, which are arranged chronologically over a period of about forty years, from August 3, 1503 to October 8, 1546. It is dedicated by Gualtero Scotto to cardinal Giulio della Rovere (Venezia, March 12, 1552).

The fourth and final volume, dedicated by Scotto to Lisabetta Quirino (Venezia, March 15, 1552), “comprend 196 [recte 192] lettres divisées en 2 parties. La première contient 102 lettres, adressées à des femmes nommées, classées par destinataires dans un ordre à la fois chronologique (de 1503 à 1545) et hiérachique […] La seconde partie compte 94 [recte 90] Lettere giovenili, sans destinataires précises, en partie datées de 1500 à 1509. Dans un avis, Ai benigni Lettori, daté du 15 mars 1552, G. Scotto dit ne publier qu'à regret ces lettres de jeunesse déjà trop connues, pour éviter que d'autres ‘che non iscancellerebbono alcune cose che noi habbiamo cancellate' ne le fassent; ce sont des lettres d'amour” (J. Basso, op. cit., I, pp. 133-134).

(Volume I, Book I:)

Leo X. Venezia, November 4, 1519 (p. 13)

Clemens VII. Padova, November 21, 1523 (p. 14)

id. Padova, January 31, 1526 (p. 15)

id. Villa, March 20, 1526 (p. 16)

id. Padova, April 3, 1526 (p. 16)

id. Padova, March 4, 1530 (p. 18)

id. Padova, March 10, 1530 (p. 18)

id. Padova, April 7, 1530 (p. 19)

id. Padova, March 2, 1532 (p. 21)

id. Padova, March 16, 1532 (p. 22)

id. Padova, February 12, 1533 (p. 23)

id. Padova, October 13, 1533 (p. 24)

Paul III. Venezia, December 28, 1538 (p. 24)

id. Venezia, March 30 [recte 31], 1539 (p. 26)

Grimani, Giovanni, Bishop of Ceneda. Padova, April 21, 1539 (p. 28)

Paul III. Gubbio, February 23 [recte 22], 1544 (p. 29)

(Volume I, Book II:)

Della Rovere, Galeotto. Gubbio, May 3, 1505 (p. 31)

id. Venezia, July 21, 1505 (p. 33)

id. Venezia, October 8, 1505 (p. 34)

id. Urbino, January 7, 1506 (p. 36)

Riario, Raffaele. Casteldurante (today Urbania), Febrary 6, 1507 (p. 38)

[Bibbiena, Bernardo]. Ravenna, March 16, 1516 (p. 40)

id. Roma, April 3, 1516 (p. 42)

id. Roma, April 14, 1516 (p. 47)

id. Roma, April 19, 1516 (p. 49)

id. Roma, April 25, 1516 (p. 51)

id. Roma, April 30, 1516 (p. 53)

id. Roma, May 6, 1521 [1516] (p. 56)

id. Roma, June 20, 1516 (p. 57)

id. Roma, July 19, 1517 (p. 58)

id. Roma, April 25, 1519 (p. 60)

id. Venezia, July 20, 1519 (p. 62)

id. Venezia, October 1, 1519 (p. 63)

Armellino, Francesco. Villa, May 8, 1523 (p. 73)

[Canisio], Egidio. Villa, May 15 [recte March 4], 1523 (p. 74)

id. Villa, August 10, 1525 (p. 76)

id. Padova, November 16, 1525 (p. 78)

id. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (p. 79)

id. Padova, February 12, 1527 (p. 80)

id. Padova, December 22, 1531 (p. 82)

(Volume I, Book III:)

Cibo, Innocenzo. Padova, June 10, 1524 [recte 1525] (p. 84)

id. Villa, September 15, 1525 (p. 86)

id. Padova, September 30, 1525 (p. 87)

id. Padova, July 17, 1526 (p. 87)

id. Venezia, February 27, 1529 (p. 89)

Rangone, Ercole. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (p. 90)

Pucci, Lorenzo. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (p. 91)

id. Padova, June 6, 1528 (p. 92)

id. Padova, June 12, 1528 (p. 93)

Ridolfi, Nicolò. Padova, March 31, 1530 (p. 95)

Colonna, Pompeo. [Padova], April 21, [1530] (p. 96)

Medici, Ippolito de'. Padova, November 7, 1532 (p. 97)

id. Padova, December [recte July] 6, 1532 (p. 98)

id. Padova, September 12, 1533 (p. 99)

Gonzaga, Ercole. Padova, September 6 [recte 4], 1525 [recte 1531] (p. 100)

id. Venezia, March 9, 1539 (p. 101)

id. Padova, May 6, 1539 (p. 101)

Grimani, Marino. Venezia, September 16, 1532 (p. 103)

id. Venezia, April 6, 1539 (p. 104)

Corner, Francesco. Padova, June 14, 1533 (p. 105)

[Schönberg, Nikolaus von]. Padova, May 14, 1535 (p. 105)

Palmieri, Matteo. Padova, July 23, 1535 (p. 107)

Campeggi, Lorenzo. Padova, July 13 [recte 18], 1537 (p. 108)

Trivulzio, Agostino. Padova, July 20, 1537 (p. 109)

[Lenoncourt, Robert], Legate to Avignon. Padova, August 20, 1537 (p. 110)

(Volume I, Book IV:)

Farnese, Alessandro. Padova, October 4, 1537 (p. 111)

id. Padova, November 11 [recte 10] , 1537 (p. 113)

id. Venezia, December 28, 1538 (p. 115)

id. Venezia, March 16, 1539 (p. 117)

id. Venezia, March 31, 1539 (p. 119)

id. Venezia, April 4, 1539 (p. 120)

id. Padova, May 13, 1539 (p. 121)

id. Padova, September 2, 1539 (p. 122)

id. Roma, October 7, 1540 (p. 124)

Sadoleto, Jacopo. Padova, December 26, 1537 (p. 125)

id. Venezia, September 14, 1538 (p. 127)

Pio, Rodolfo. Venezia, December 17 [recte 26], 1538 (p. 128)

[Clesio, Bernardo]. Venezia, March 15, 1539 (p. 129)

Contarini, Gasparo. Venezia, March 31, 1539 (p. 130)

Ghinucci, Girolamo. Venezia, April 1, 1539 (p. 131)

Filonardi, Ennio. Padova, May 29, 1539 (p. 131)

Fregoso, Federico. Roma, December 20, 1539 (p. 133)

id. Roma, January 2, 1540 (p. 134)

id. Roma, January 3, 1540 (p. 136)

Gaddi, Nicolò. Padova, June 7, 1539 (p. 136)

id. Roma, December 22, 1540 (p. 139)

id. Roma, December 5, 1541 (p. 140)

Morone, Giovanni [Girolamo]. Roma, June 4, 1542 (p. 141)

[Este], Ippolito d'. Roma, March 13, 1542 (p. 143)

Sforza, Guido Ascanio. Gubbio, November 22, 1543 (p. 144)

(Volume I, Book V:)

Fregoso, Federico. Villa, July 20, 1522 (p. 146)

id. Villa, October 14, 1522 (p. 150)

id. Roma, January 23 [recte 18], 1525 (p. 151)

id. Bologna, December 22, 1529 (p. 153)

id. Bologna, January 7, 1530 (p. 153)

id. Padova, June 21, 1531 (p. 154)

id. Padova, September 10, 1531 (p. 155)

id. Padova, December 29, 1531 (p. 157)

id. Padova, July 20, 1532 (p. 158)

id. Padova, December 30, 1533 (p. 161)

id. Villa, August 26, 1536 [recte 1534] (p. 163)

id. Padova, October 31, 1534 (p. 164)

id. Padova, January 10, 1535 (p. 166)

id. Padova, April 29, 1539 (p. 167)

id. Roma, October 26, 1539 (p. 168)

(Volume I, Book VI:)

[Schomberg], Nicolaus [von]. Del Padovano, September 8, 1523 (p. 170)

id. Padova, November 21, 1523 (p. 171)

id. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (p. 172)

id. Padova, June 22, 1531 (p. 173)

id. Padova, May 10, 1533 (p. 174)

id. Padova, December 20, 1533 (p. 175)

Trofino, Felice. Roma, December 20, 1524 (p. 176)

id. Villa, May 20, 1525 (p. 178)

id. Villa, August 1, 1525 (p. 185)

id. Padova, January 2, 1526 (p. 186)

id. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (p. 188)

id. Padova, December 5, 1526 (p. 189)

Podocataro, Livio. Padova, November 22, 1531 (p. 191)

id. Padova, November 25, 1531 (p. 191)

id. Roma, August 29, 1545 (p. 193)

id. Roma, October 9, 1546 (p. 194)

id. Roma, December 4, 1546 (p. 195)

(Volume I, Book VII:)

Giberti, Giovanni Matteo. Padova, December 15, 1523 (p. 196)

id. Bologna, April 18, 1524 (p. 199)

id. Villa, August 26, 1524 (p. 201)

id. Padova, November 28, 1525 (p. 203)

id. Padova, March 3, 1526 (p. 203)

id. Villa, March 20, 1526 (p. 205)

id. Villa, May 1, 1526 (p. 205)

id. Padova, October 24, 1526 (p. 206)

Accolti, Benedetto. Padova, December 11, 1523 (p. 207)

id. Villa, August 1, 1525 (p. 208)

id. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (p. 209)

id. Padova, November 5, 1526 (p. 210)

Sadoleto, Jacopo. Padova, February 15, 1524 (p. 210)

id. Villa, May 24, 1525 (p. 211)

id. Villa, July 3, 1525 (p. 212)

id. Padova, November 28, 1525 (p. 213)

id. Padova, April 3, 1526 (p. 215)

id. Villa, April 6, 1526 (p. 216)

id. Villa, June 28, 1526 (p. 217)

id. Padova, January 28, 1533 (p. 218)

(Volume I, Book VIII:)

Canossa, Ludovico. Villa, July 3, 1525 (p. 221)

id. Villa, July 13 [recte 8], 1525 (p. 222)

id. Padova, January 8, 1527 (p. 223)

id. Padova, March 21, 1527 (p. 224)

Campeggio, Tommaso. Villa, July 18, 1525 (p. 225)

id. Venezia, April 3 [recte 4], 1539 (p. 226)

Vigerio, Marco. Villa, August 29, 1525 (p. 227)

id. Venezia, December 31, 1533 [recte 1538] (p. 227)

id. Venezia, April 6, 1539 (p. 228)

De Rossi, Bernardo. Padova, November 9, 1525 (p. 229)

id. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (p. 230)

Pucci, Antonio. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (p. 231)

Lippomano, Pietro. Villa, May 8, 1525 [recte 1526] (p. 231)

id. Venezia, February 22, 1538 (p. 232)

Averoldi, Altobello. Villa, May 28, 1526 (p. 233)

id. Padova, July 23, 1526 (p. 234)

id. Padova, September 17, 1526 (p. 235)

(Volume I, Book IX:)

Gambara, Uberto. Padova, March 28, 1529 (p. 238)

id. Padova, June 11, 1529 (p. 239)

id. Villa, July 5, 1530 (p. 241)

id. Venezia, April 3, 1539 (p. 245)

Giovio, Paolo. Padova, April 7, 1530 (p. 245)

id. Villa, May 29, 1530 (p. 247)

id. Padova, September 15, 1530 (p. 248)

id. Venezia, March 31, 1539 (p. 251)

Gheri, Cosimo. Padova, January 6, 1538 (p. 252)

Broderico, Stefano. Padova, June 15, 1537 (p. 253)

id. Padova, August 14, 1538 (p. 256)

Corner, Andrea, Bishop of Brescia. Venezia, April 5, 1539 (p. 258)

Madruzzo, Cristoforo. Padova, August 13, 1530 [recte 1539] (p. 260)

Bongallo, Scipione. Roma, October 21, 1541 (p. 260)

(Volume I, Book X:)

De Rossi, Giovanni Girolamo. Villa, June 22, 1525 (p. 262)

id. Villa, September 25, 1525 (p. 263)

id. Villa, June 5, 1521 [recte 1526] (p. 264)

id. Padova, August 12, 1526 (p. 266)

id. Villa, April 16, 1527 (p. 266)

id. Padova, July 28, 1527 (p. 267)

id. Padova, September 15, 1527 (p. 267)

id. Villa, June 14, 1530 (p. 268)

id. Padova, November 5 [i.e. 7], 1532 (p. 270)

De' Migli, Girolamo. Padova, May 23, 1527 (p. 271)

Casale, Giovanni Battista. Padova, May 25, 1527 (p. 273)

Poggio, Giovanni. Venezia, November 27, 1533 [recte 1538] (p. 273)

Lomellino, Antonio. Venezia, April 6, 1539 (p. 275)

Sauli, Stefano. Gubbio, November 30, 1543 (p. 275)

(Volume I, Book XI:)

[Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Philippe de], Grand Master of the Knights Templar. Venezia, May 13, 1524 (p. 277)

id. Padova, February 26, 1527 (p. 278)

id. Padova, May 3, 1528 (p. 279)

id. Venezia, January 25, 1538 (p. 282)

id. Padova, August 3, 1539 (p. 283)

[Strozzi, Leone], Prior of Capua. Padova, February 26, 1527 (p. 285)

Priore di Napoli (to the Prior of Naples). Padova, August 3, 1539 (p. 285, i.e. 286)

Pandone, Carlo. Roma, October 18, 1520 (p. 286, i.e. 287)

id. Padova, September 5 [recte 7], 1530 (p. 288)

De' Martini, Benedetto. Villa, July 2, 1525 (p. 291)

id. Padova, August 9, 1525 (p. 292)

id. Padova, February 16 [recte 26], 1527 (p. 292)

id. Padova, October 26 [recte 16], 1527 (p. 294)

id. Padova, November 18, 1529 (p. 294)

id. Padova, July 19, 1538 (p. 295)

Milesi, Giovanni Antonio. Padova, February 26, 1527 (p. 296)

id. Villa, June 22, 1529 (p. 296)

(Volume I, Book XII:)

Michele Fiorentino. Urbino, May 5 [recte 6], 1507 (p. 299)

[Avolta], Gabriele, General of Augustinian Hermits. Padova, April 24, 1526 (p. 302)

id. Padova, October 9, 1526 (p. 303)

id. Villa, September 21, 1527 (p. 304)

id. Villa, November 10, 1527 (p. 305)

id. Villa, June 25, 1524 [recte 1529] (p. 306)

id. Padova, December 4, 1529 (p. 307)

id. May 20, 1530 (p. 308)

id. Villa, June 20, 1530 (p. 311)

id. Villa, July 6, 1530 (p. 313)

id. Padova, August 8, 1530 (p. 315)

id. Padova, August 21, 1531 (p. 316)

id. Padova, November 27, 1531 (p. 317)

id. Padova, December 26, 1531 (p. 318)

id. Padova, November 23, 1532 (p. 319)

id. Padova, November 21, 1534 (p. 320)

id. Padova, January 27, 1535 (p. 321)

Grimani, [Giovanni]. Padova, October 12 [recte 11], 1534 (p. 323)

id. Padova, September 25, 1539 (p. 324)

Generale de Crocieri. Padova, January 21, 1532 (p. 325)

Cortese, Gregorio, Abbot of San Benedetto in Mantua. Venezia, June 25, 1538 (p. 326)

Basilio, Abbot of San Giorgio in Venice. Padova, September 23, 1539 (p. 328)

Fascitello, Onorato. Padova, August 10, 1535 (p. 329)

Al Presidente et a Diffinitori della Congregatione Cassinese a San Benedetto, nel Mantovano. Roma, July 20, 1542 (p. 331)

Massolo, Lorenzo. Venezia, September 7, 1543 (p. 332)

(Volume I, Il residuo del libro primo:)

Leo X. Venezia, December 6, 1514 (p. 334)

Proposta di M. Pietro Bembo al Prencipe M. Leonardo Loredano et alla Sign. di Vineg. per nome di Papa Leone X (Bembo's proposal to the Prince Leonardo Loredan and to the Republic of Venice on behalf of Pope Leo X). (p. 337)

Leo X. Venezia, December 12 [recte 11], 1514 (p. 363)

id. Venezia, December 15, 1514 (p. 367)

id. Venezia, December 18, 1514 (p. 369)

id. Venezia, December 19, 1514 (p. 373)

(Volume I, Il residuo del libro secondo:)

Medici, Giulio de' and Bibbiena, Bernardo. Venezia, December 11, 1514 (p. 375)

id. Venezia, December 23, 1514 (p. 376)

Bibbiena, Bernardo. Pesaro, January 1, 1515 (p. 378)

(Volume II, Book I:)

Donato, Francesco. Roma, December 10, 1545 (l. 6v)

A Signor Capi del Consiglio de Dieci (To the Members of the Council of Ten). Padova, September 2, 1531 (l. 7r)

Bembo, Bernardo. Venezia, August 5, 1497 (l. 7v)

id. Urbino, December [recte November] 10, 1509 (l. 8v)

id. Roma, April 18, 1510 (l. 10v)

Bembo, Carlo. Venezia, July 6, 1502 (l. 11r)

id. Venezia, July 10, 1502 (l. 11v)

id. Venezia, September 22, 1502 (l. 11v)

id. Venezia, October 6, 1502 (l. 12r)

id. Venezia, October 8, 1502 (l. 12v)

id. Ostellato, December 14, 1502 (l. 12v)

id. Ferrara, December 24, 1502 (l. 13r)

id. Ferrara, June 3, 1503 (l. 13v)

id. Ostellato, June 15, 1503 (l. 14r)

id. Ferrara, September 3, 1503 (l. 14v)

Bembo, Bartolomeo. Forlì, September 2, 1506 (l. 15r)

id. Urbino, December 10, 1506 (l. 15r)

id. Urbino, January 5, 1507 (l. 16v)

id. Urbino, January 22, 1507 (l. 17r)

id. Urbino, February 10, 1507 (l. 17v)

id. Roma, September 20, 1513 (l. 17v)

Marcello, Sebastiano. Ferrara, June 12, 1499 (l. 18r)

(Volume II, Book II:)

Gabriele, Trifone. Ferrara, January 20, 1498 (l. 18v)

id. Ferrara, February 2, 1498 (l. 19r)

id. Ferrara, May 19, 1499 (l. 19v)

id. Venezia, August 18, 1499 (l. 20r)

id. Ferrara, November 16, 1499 (l. 20v)

id. Urbino, December 11, 1507 (l. 21v)

id. Roma, April 1, 1512 (l. 22r)

id. Roma, January 26, 1515 (l. 23v)

id. Roma, January 26, 1525 (l. 24r)

id. Padova, August 29, 1527 (l. 24r)

id. Padova, August 16 [recte 26], 1530 (l. 24v)

id. Padova, November 10, 1530 (l. 25r)

id. Padova, December 6, 1530 (l. 25r)

id. Padova, August 11, 1535 (l. 25v)

id. Roma, January 3, 1544 (l. 26v)

id. Roma, March 27, 1546 (l. 27r)

Gabriele, Angelo. Padova, May 5, 1526 (l. 27r)

id. Padova, December 10, 1526 (l. 27v)

id. Padova, January 15, 1527 (l. 28r)

id. Padova, January 29, 1527 (l. 28r)

id. Padova, February 17, 1527 (l. 28v)

id. Padova, February 18, 1527 (l. 92 recte 29r)

id. Padova, March 10, 1527 (l. 92 recte 29r)

id. Padova, April 8, 1527 (l. 29v)

id. Padova, May 17, 1527 (l. 30r)

id. Padova, June 16, 1527 (l. 30v)

id. Padova, July 24 [recte 21], 1527 (l. 31r)

id. Villa, September 21, 1527 (l. 31v)

id. Padova, October 5, 1527 (l. 32v)

id. Padova, October 12, 1527 (l. 32v)

id. Villa, November 3, 1527 (l. 33v)

id. Villa, April 10, 1528 (l. 34r)

id. Padova, March 20, 1530 (l. 36r)

(Volume II, Book III:)

Quirino, Vincenzo. Urbino, December 10, 1506 (l. 36v)

id. Urbino, June 10, 1508 (l. 42r)

Ramusio, Giovanni Battista. Urbino, December 18, 1508 (l. 46r)

id. Roma, December 7, 1512 (l. 46v)

id. Padova, February 3, 1525 [recte 1526] (l. 46v)

id. Villa, August 6, 1525 (l. 47r)

id. Villa, August 7, 1525 (l. 47v)

id. Padova, August 17, 1525 (l. 48r)

id. Padova, October 6, 1525 (l. 48v)

id. Padova, November 29, 1527 (l. 49v)

id. Padova, March 12, 1528 (l. 50r)

id. Padova, May 11, 1529 (l. 50v)

id. Padova, May 18, 1529 (l. 51r)

id. Villa, May 29, 1529 (l. 51v)

id. Villa, June 21, 1529 (l. 54v)

id. Padova, August 27, 1531 (l. 55v)

id. Padova, September 29 [recte 24], 1541 [recte 1531] (l. 56r)

id. Padova, March 8, 1533 (l. 56r)

id. Padova, December 5, 1536 (l. 57v)

id. Roma, May 10, 1540 (l. 57v)

id. Padova, January 31, 1527 (l. 58r)

id. Roma, April 3, 1545 (l. 59r)

id. Roma, March 13, 1546 (l. 60r)

id. Roma, April 3, 1546 (l. 60v)

id. Roma, July 31, 1546 (l. 61v)

Savorgnan, Girolamo. Urbino, November 6, 1509 (l. 61v)

id. Villa, July 5, 1517 [recte 1527] (l. 63r)

Contarino, Marco. Roma, December 18, 1512 (l. 63v)

Bembo, Giovanni Matteo. Padova, November 15, 1519 (l. 64v)

id. Villa, July 8, 1525 (l. 65r)

id. Padova, November 20, 1525 (l. 65v)

(Volume II, Book IV:)

Navagero, Andrea. Padova, October 13, 1523 (l. 66r)

id. Murano, April 6 [recte 7], 1526 (l. 66v)

Soranzo, Luigi. Padova, Novembre 8, 1523 (l. 67r)

Foscari, Luigi. Villa, June 29, 1524 (l. 67v)

Dedo, Girolamo. Villa, July 18, 1524 (l. 68r)

Capello, Bernardo. Padova, January 3, 1525 [recte 1526] (l. 68v)

id. Padova, November 12 [recte 13], 1526 (l. 68v)

id. Padova, March 27, 1522 [recte 1527] (l. 69r)

id. Villa, May 4, 1527 (l. 69r)

id. Padova, March 25, 1529 (l. 69v)

id. Padova, April 16, 1529 (l. 70r)

id. Padova, May 10, 1529 (l. 70r)

id. Villa, July 15, 1529 (l. 70v)

id. Villa, November 11, 1535 (l. 70v)

Dandolo, Marco. Roma, February 1, 1525 (l. 71v)

Tiepolo, Nicolò. Villa, June 10, 1525 (l. 72r)

id. Padova, March 16, 1526 (l. 73r)

id. Padova, February 24, 1527 (l. 73v)

id. Padova, March 22, 1527 (l. 73v)

id. Villa, July 31, 1518 [recte 1528] (l. 74r)

id. Villa, September 26, 1528 (l. 75r)

id. Villa, October 3, 1528 (l. 75v)

id. Villa, July 4, 1529 (l. 76r)

id. Padova, September 15, 1530 (l. 76v)

id. Roma, September 13, 1544 (l. 77r)

(Volume II, Book V:)

Giustiniani, Marco Antonio. Villa, July 3, 1525 (l. 78r)

id. Padova, December 26, 1525 (l. 78v)

id. Venezia, April 3, 1526 (l. 80r)

Venier, Domenico. Villa, July 5, 1525 (l. 80v)

id. Padova, October 22 [recte 12], 1522 [recte 1526] (l. 81r)

id. Padova, February 12, 1527 (l. 81v)

id. Padova, December 18, 1527 (l. 82r)

Bembo, Gaspare. Villa, July 9, 1525 (l. 82v)

id. Villa, May 4, 1527 (l. 83r)

Venier, Marco Antonio. Villa, July 20, 1525 (l. 83v)

id. Villa, July 25, 1531 (l. 83v)

Priuli, Luigi. Villa, August 4, 1525 (l. 84r)

Minio, Marco. Padova, October 2, 1525 (l. 84v)

Beazzano, Agostino. Padova, November 4, 1525 (l. 86r)

id. Padova, June 29, 1529 (l. 86r)

[Giustiniani, Sebastiano], Podestà of Padua. Villa, January 9, 1526 (l. 86v)

id. Villa, February 10, 1526 (l. 86v)

Marcello, Pietro. Villa, July 6, 1526 (l. 87r)

Marcello, Girolamo. Padova, July 31, 1526 (l. 87v)

(Volume II, Book VI:)

Michiel, Marco Antonio. Padova, October 18, 1526 (l. 88r)

Trono, Luca. Padova, January 20, 1527 (l. 88v)

Michiel, Marchionne. Padova, January 27, 1527 (l. 89r)

Contarini, Gasparo. Padova, February 5, 1527 (l. 89v)

Trevisan, Domenico. Padova, May 26, 1527 (l. 89v)

Bellegno, Vincenzo. Padova, July 9, 1527 (l. 91r)

Molin, Marco. Padova, July 17 [recte 18], 1522 [1527] (l. 91r)

id. Padova, July 25, 1527 (l. 91v)

Bernardo, Maffeo. Padova, July 18, 1527 (l. 91v)

Bembo, Antonio. Padova, August 1, 1527 (l. 92v)

Corner, Francesco. Padova, August 5, 1527 (l. 92v)

Pisani, Luigi. Padova, August 13, 1527 (l. 94r)

Valier, Agostino. Villa, September 23, 1527 (l. 94v)

Zorzi, Marin. Villa, November 2, 1527 (l. 95r)

Venier, Antonio. Villa, November 3, 1527 (l. 95v)

id. Padova, March 10, 1528 (l. 95v)

id. Padova, March 29, 1528 (l. 96r)

(Volume II, Book VII:)

Boldù, Gabriele. Padova, February 23 [recte 13], 1528 (l. 96v)

id. Roma, March 15, 1544 (l. 97r)

id. Roma, November 14, 1544 (l. 97v)

id. Roma, February 21, 1545 (l. 98r)

id. Roma, March 13, 1546 (l. 99r)

id. Roma, March 20, 1546 (l. 99v)

id. Roma, April 24, 1546 (l. 99v)

id. Roma, May 12 [recte 22], 1546 (l. 100v)

id. Roma, August 28, 1546 (l. 101r)

id. Roma, September 11, 1546 (l. 101v)

id. Roma, September 18, 1546 (l. 102r)

id. Roma, September 25, 1546 (l. 102v)

id. Roma, October 19 [recte 16], 1546 (l. 103r)

id. Roma, November 6, 1546 (l. 103v)

id. Roma, December 11 [recte 2], 1546 (l. 104r)

id. Roma, November 12 [recte 13], 1546 (l. 104v)

(Volume II, Book VIII:)

Soranzo, Vittore. Padova, March 21, 1528 (l. 105r)

id. Padova, May 8, 1528 (l. 105v)

id. Padova, May 16, 1528 (l. 106r)

id. Padova, September 11, 1528 (l. 106v)

id. Villa, September 21 [recte 26], 1528 (l. 107r)

id. Villa, October 3, 1528 (l. 107v)

id. Padova, December 8, 1528 (l. 107v)

id. Padova, March 20, 1529 (l. 108r)

id. Padova, March 26, 1529 (l. 108v)

id. Padova, May 12, 1529 (l. 109r)

id. Padova, June 10, 1529 (l. 109v)

id. Villa, July 11, 1529 (l. 109v)

id. Padova, August 23, 1529 (l. 110r)

id. Padova, August 27, 1529 (l. 110r)

id. Padova, September 1, 1529 (l. 110v)

id. Padova, September 13, 1529 (l. 110v)

id. Padova, September 15, 1529 (l. 111r)

id. Padova, September 21, 1529 (l. 111v)

id. Villa, November 7, 1529 (l. 112r)

id. Villa, November 9, 1529 (l. 112v)

id. Padova, November 17 [recte 16], 1529 (l. 113r)

id. Padova, March 10, 1530 (l. 113v)

id. Padova, March 16, 1530 (l. 114r)

id. Villa Bozza, March 26, 1530 (l. 115r)

id. Padova, July 19, 1530 (l. 116r)

id. Padova, October 13 [recte 12], 1530 (l. 116v)

id. Padova, March 6, 1531 (l. 116v)

id. Venezia, March 28, 1531 (l. 117v)

id. Padova, September 6, 1531 (l. 118r)

id. Padova, July 25, 1532 (l. 118r)

id. Padova, October 29, 1533 (l. 118v)

(Volume II, Book IX:)

Corner, Luigi. Villa, July 4, 1528 (l. 119v)

Bembo, Carlo. Padova, June 11, 1529 (l. 120r)

id. Padova, November 16, 1529 (l. 120v)

Venturi, Giovanni. Padova, April 2, 1530 (l. 120v)

Venier, Giovanni Antonio. Padova, April 4, 1530 (l. 121r)

id. Padova, March 8, 1531 (l. 121v)

Quirino, Girolamo. Villa, June 18, 1530 (l. 122r)

id. Padova, December 20, 1532 (l. 122v)

Bembo, Giovan Matteo. Padova, September 29, 1530 (l. 123r)

Trevisan, Benedetto. Padova, September 9, 1530 (l. 123v)

Zorzi, Paolo. Padova, October 9, 1530 (l. 124r)

Soriano, Antonio. Padova, February 3, 1531 (l. 124r)

id. Padova, February 8 [recte 18], 1531 (l. 124v)

id. Padova, April 11, 1531 (l. 125r)

id. Padova, July 11, 1531 (l. 125v)

Leoni, Maffeo. Padova, March 5, 1531 (l. 125v)

id. Padova, July 29, 1532 (l. 126r)

Badoer, Giovanni. Padova, July 3, 1531 (l. 126v)

Mocenigo, Luigi. Padova, July 11, 1531 (l. 127r)

(Volume II, Book X:)

Loredan, Lorenzo & Loredan, Girolamo. Padova, October 20, 1531 (l. 128r)

Valier, Giovan Francesco. Padova, July 21, 1532 (l. 130r)

id. Padova, July 30, 1531 [recte 1533] (l. 130v)

Trono, Filippo. Padova, August 1, 1532 (l. 131r)

Donato, Francesco. Padova, October 25 [recte 28], 1530 [recte 1532] (l. 131v)

Corner, Bernardo. Padova, February 11, 1533 (l. 132r)

Moro, Giovanni. Padova, March 25 [recte 15], 1524 [recte 1534](l. 133r)

Gabriele, Silvio. Padova, April 25, 1534 (l. 133r)

Mocenigo, Antonio. Padova, June 3, 1534 (l. 133v)

Soranzo, Vittore. Padova, September 29, 1534 (l. 134r)

Corner, Giovanno. Padova, September 11, 1536 (l. 134v)

Contarini, Marco Antonio. Padova, October 14, 1537 (l. 135r)

id. Venezia, March 31, 1539 (l. 136r)

Bembo, Torquato. Venezia, November 10, 1538 (l. 136v)

id. Roma, September 25, 1546 (l. 137r)

Giustiniani, Marino. Padova, May 23, 1539 (l. 137v)

id. Roma, February 5, 1540 (l. 139r)

Venier, Francesco. Venezia, April 4, 1539 (l. 139v)

Venier, Domenico. Roma, July 31, 1544 (l. 139v)

(Volume II, Book XI:)

Quirino, Girolamo. Padova, September 26, 1539 (l. 140v)

id. Roma, May 30, 1540 (l. 141v)

id. Roma, March 25, 1541 (l. 142v)

id. Roma, May 1, 1541 (l. 143r)

id. Roma, August 3, 1541 (l. 143v)

id. Roma, September 23, 1541 (l. 144r)

id. Roma, November 11, 1512 [recte 1541] (l. 145r)

id. Roma, Decemberr 31, 1541 (l. 145v)

id. Roma, February 9, 1542 (l. 146r)

id. Roma, May 18, 1542 (l. 147v)

id. Roma, June 10, 1542 (l. 148r)

id. Roma, October 21, 1542 (l. 148v)

id. Roma, November 4, 1542 (l. 149r)

id. Gubbio, February 16, 1544 (l. 149v)

id. Roma, March 15, 1544 (l. 150r)

id. Roma, August 3, 1544 (l. 151r)

id. Roma, September 20, 1544 (l. 152r)

id. Roma, August 23, 1544 (l. 152v)

id. Roma, September 20, 1544 (l. 153r)

id. Roma, October 30, 1544 (l. 154r)

id. Roma, January 31, 1545 (l. 154v)

id. Roma, March 8, 1545 (l. 155r)

id. Roma, April 11, 1545 (l. 155v)

id. Roma, May 16, 1545 (l. 156v)

id. Roma, October 10, 1545 (l. 157r)

id. Roma, December 20 [recte 12], 1545 (l. 157v)

id. Roma, February 17 [recte 27], 1546 (l. 158r)

id. Roma, May 15, 1546 (l. 159r)

id. Roma, May 20, 1546 (l. 159v)

id. Roma, May 27, 1546 (l. 160r)

id. Roma, June 11, 1546 (l. 160r)

id. Roma, July 10, 1546 (l. 161r)

id. August 20, 1546 (l. 161v)

(Volume II, Book XII:)

Barbarigo, Santo. Roma, August 28, 1540 (l. 162v)

Zeno, Ottaviano. Roma, March 25, 1541 (l. 163r)

Gradenigo, Domenico. Gubbio, December 15, 1547 [recte 1543] (l. 163v)

Gradenigo, Pietro. Gubbio, December 22, 1543 (l. 164r)

id. Roma, December 20, 1544 (l. 164v)

id. Roma, February 14, 1545 (l. 168, i.e. 165r)

id. Roma, September 17, 1545 (l. 168, i.e. 165v)

Badoer, Federico. Roma, March 21, 1545 (l. 166r)

Gabriele, Jacopo. Roma, September 25, 1545 (l. 166v)

[Quirino, Francesco]. [ca. December, 1542] (l. 167v)

(Volume III, Book I:)

Strozzi, Ercole. Ostellato, August 3, 1503 (p. 1)

Dovizi da Bibbiena, Bernardo. Venezia, August 29, 1515 (p. 2)

id. Casteldurante, February 5, 1506 (p. 5)

id. Urbino, August 28, 1507 (p. 7)

id. Urbino, September 1, 1507 (p. 8)

id. Urbino, September 9, 1507 (p. 10)

id. Urbino, September 13, 1507 (p. 11)

id. Urbino, September 29, 1507 (p. 14)

id. Urbino, November 13, 1507 (p. 17)

id. Urbino, November 26, 1507 (p. 18)

id. Urbino, December 2, 1507 (p. 20)

id. Urbino, December 9, 1507 (p. 21)

id. Urbino, December 16, 1507 (p. 24)

id. Urbino, April 27, 1508 (p. 26)

id. Urbino, May 19, 1508 (p. 28)

(Volume III, Book II:)

Tomarozzo, Giulio. Venezia, October 30, 1505 (p. 34)

id. Venezia, November 25, 1505 (p. 35)

Pio, Alberto. Urbino, August 28, 1507 (p. 36)

Giovenale, Latino. Urbino, September 9, 1507 (p. 37)

id. Padova, October 25, 1534 (p. 39)

id. Padova, November 16, 1534 (p. 40)

id. Padova, November 26, 1534 (p. 40)

id. Padova, December 8, 1534 (p. 42)

id. Padova, December 13, 1534 (p. 42)

id. Padova, December 29, 1534 (p. 43)

id. Padova, June 13, 1535 (p. 44)

id. Padova, September 9, 1535 (p. 45)

Fregoso, Ottaviano. Casteldurante, [February 22], 1507 (p. 47)

Pallavicino, Gasparo. Civitella San Paolo, April 15, 1510 (p. 48)

Medici, Giuliano de'. Roma, July 26, 1512 (p. 50)

id. Venezia, December 6, 1514 (p. 53)

id. Roma, January 19, 1515 (p. 54)

id. Roma, February 12 [recte 22], 1515 (p. 55)

id. Roma, March 11, 1515 (p. 55)

Bibbiena, Pietro. Roma, October 24, 1512 (p. 57)

Thiene, Giovanni da. Venezia, April 13, 1532 (p. 60)

Paleotti, Camillo. Roma, May 19, 1515 (p. 61)

id. Roma, April 14, 1516 (p. 62)

id. Roma, April 27, 1516 (p. 64)

id. Corneto, October 12, 1516 (p. 65)

Sannazaro, Jacopo. Roma, December 24, 1517 (p. 66)

id. Padova, April 24, 1525 [recte 1526] (p. 68)

Dalla Valle, Bartolomeo. Roma, July 20, 1511 (p. 69)

(Volume III, Book III:)

Giberti, Giovan Matteo. Villa, October 6, 1522 (p. 72)

id. Villa, September 8, 1523 (p. 74)

id. Padova, November 21, 1523 (p. 75)

Mondolfo, Benedetto. Padova, June 6, 1523 (p. 77)

Della Rovere, Francesco Maria. Padova, October 7, 1523 (p. 78)

id. Padova, February 16, 1524 (p. 79)

id. Padova, September 12, 1525 (p. 79)

id. Padova, July 24, 1526 (p. 80)

id. Venezia, August 22, 1533 (p. 81)

Delminio, Giulio Camillo. Padova, November 18, 1523 (p. 82)

Foglietta, Agostino. Padova, November 21, 1523 (p. 84)

id. Villa, May 6, 1525 (p. 85)

Ariosto, Galasso. Villa, July 29, 1524 (p. 87)

Molza, Francesco Maria. Villa, July 29, 1524 (p. 88)

id. Villa, September 1, 1524 (p. 90)

id. Roma, January 6, 1525 (p. 91)

id. Padova, January 1, 1537 (p. 92)

Ardinghelli, Pietro. Padova, October 10, 1524 (p. 94)

Taddei, Taddeo. Padova, October 10, 1524 (p. 95)

id. Villa, August 5, 1525 (p. 97)

id. Padova, October 4, 1525 (p. 98)

De' Belli, Valerio. Padova, January 2, 1525 (p. 99)

id. Padova, December 6, 1530 (p. 101)

id. Venezia, January 3, 1531 (p. 102)

id. Venezia, February 28, 1532 (p. 102)

id. Venezia, March 12, 1532 (p. 102)

(Volume III, Book IV:)

Pio, Rodolfo. Roma, January 12, 1525 (p. 104)

id. Villa, July 31, 1525 (p. 106)

id. Padova, March 16, 1526 (p. 107)

id. Padova, April 21, 1526 (p. 109)

id. Padova, August 15, 1526 (p. 110)

id. Padova, November 7, 1526 (p. 111)

id. Padova, April 4, 1527 (p. 112)

id. Padova, May 1, 1527 (p. 115)

Orsini, Enrico, Count of Nola. Roma, January 26, 1525 (p. 117)

[Pignatelli, Ettore], Count of Monteleone and Viceré of Sicily. Roma, February 7, 1525 (p. 118)

Monsignor di Fontanalata. Villa, June 10, 1525 (p. 119)

Da Novale, Francesco. Villa, July 6, 1525 (p. 120)

Burla, Francesco. Villa, July 7, 1525 (p. 121)

San Bonifacio, Ludovico Count of. Villa, July 26, 1525 (p. 122)

Da Porto, Luigi. Padova, June 9, 1524 (p. 123)

id. Venezia, October 16, 1505 (p. 123)

id. Venezia, March 9, 1506 (p. 124)

id. Venezia, May 25, 1506 (p. 125)

id. Urbino, December 15, 1506 (p. 126)

id. Villa, July 29, 1525 (p. 128)

id. Padova, September 11, 1525 (p. 129)

id. Padova, July 11, 1526 (p. 130)

id. Padova, April 20, 1528 (p. 131)

id. Padova, February 18, 1528 (p. 131)

Rosmini, Pamfilo. Villa, July 29, 1525 (p. 132)

id. Padova, February 2, 1527 (p. 133)

Pistofilo, Ventura. Padova, August 17, 1525 (p. 133)

id. Del Noniano, September 26, 1528 (p. 134)

id. Padova, November 21, 1534 (p. 135)

Crisolino, Flavio. Villa, August 20, 1525 (p. 138)

id. Padova, September 11, 1525 (p. 139)

id. Padova, August 11, 1526 (p. 139)

id. Padova, February 3, 1531 (p. 140)

id. Padova, October 28, 1528 (p. 142)

id. Padova, December 20, 1533 (p. 144)

Mentebuona, Giovanni Battista. Villa, August 20, 1525 (p. 145)

Da Porto, Paolo. Padova, September 10, 1525 (p. 147)

(Volume III, Book V:)

Fracastoro, Girolamo. Padova, November 26, 1525 (p. 149)

id. Padova, January 5, 1526 (p. 152)

id. Padova, October 8, 1530 (p. 154)

id. Venezia, April 13, 1539 (p. 155)

id. Roma, May 20, 1546 (p. 157)

Collalto, Giovanni Antonio da. Padova, November 29, 1525 (p. 158)

Collalto, Manfredo da. Padova, November 29, 1525 (p. 159)

Ardinghelli, Nicolò. Padova, January 28, 1526 (p. 160)

Stampa, Ermete. Villa, May 8, 1526 (p. 161)

Ai Fratelli di Federico da Gubbio (To Federico da Gubbio's brothers). Padova, May 27, 1526 (p. 161)

Alessandrini, Bartolomeo. Padova, September 17, 1526 (p. 162)

id. Padova, September 24, 1526 (p. 163)

Amaseo, Romolo. Padova, September 23, 1526 (p. 164)

Cernotta, Cristoforo. Padova, September 30, 1526 (p. 165)

id. Padova, June 24, 1527 (p. 167)

De' Pazzi, Alessandro. Padova, November 21, 1526 (p. 167)

id. Padova, February 21, 1527 (p. 168)

id. Padova, March 1, 1527 (p. 169)

id. Padova, April 14, 1528 (p. 171)

Orselli, Bonaventura. Padova, February 17, 1527 (p. 173)

Al Maestro della Libraria di Santa Giustina (To the Master of Santa Giustina Library). Padova, March 5, 1527 (p. 173)

Gonzaga, Agostino. Padova, March 7, 1527 (p. 174)

Beltrame, Ferriero. Padova, May 11, 1527 (p. 176)

Cittadini, Girolamo. Padova, May 23, 1527 (p. 176)

Landi, Marco Antonio. Padova, May 28, 1527 (p. 177)

[De' Tori], Camillo di Simone. Padova, June 4, 1527 (p. 179)

Leonico, [Nicola]. Villa, June 14, 1527 (p. 180)

Bonfiglio, Jacopo. Padova, July 9, 1527 (p. 181)

id. Padova, October 24, 1527 (p. 182)

id. Villa, November 2, 1527 (p. 183)

Calcerano, (?). Padova, July 15 [recte 15], 1527 (p. 185)

id. Padova, July 28, 1527 (p. 185)

Bellini, Francesco. Padova, July 28, 1527 (p. 186)

Tebaldeo, Antonio. Padova, August 11, 1527 (p. 187)

id. Padova, January 4, 1528 (p. 189)

id. Padova, November 12, 1530 (p. 190)

Accoramboni, Fabio. Villa, November 10, 1527 (p. 191)

id. Padova, April 8, 1529 (p. 192)

Degli Emili, Emilio. Padova, November 27, 1527 (p. 193)

Lomellino, Pietro. Padova, December 28, 1527 (p. 194)

(Volume III, Book VI:)

Della Torre, Francesco. Padova, April 15, 1528 (p. 198)

id. Villa, May 31, 1530 (p. 199)

Tasso, Bernardo. Villa, August 2, 1528 (p. 200)

id. Villa, May 27, 1529 (p. 201)

Grimaldi, Ottaviano. Villa, August 2, 1528 (p. 203)

Bini, Giovan Francesco. Padova, September 11, 1528 (p. 205)

id. Padova, November 30, 1527 (p. 207)

id. Villa, October 1, 1528 (p. 208)

id. Padova, May 21, 1528 (p. 209)

Capodivacca, Antonio. Padova, September 11, 1528 (p. 211)

Taddei, Gherardo. Padova, December 15, 1528 (p. 212)

Borgherini, Pier Francesco. Padova, December 15, 1528 (p. 213)

Negri, Girolamo. Venezia, February 24, 1529 (p. 214)

id. Padova, May 4, 1529 (p. 216)

id. Villa, June 23, 1529 (p. 217)

id. Padova, January 18, 1527 [recte 1537] (p. 218)

id. Padova, January 4, 1538 (p. 220)

Dell'Acqua, Aurelio. Venezia, February 28, 1529 (p. 223)

Borgherini, Giovanni. Padova, April 15, 1529 (p. 224)

Astemio, Nicolò. Padova, April 29, 1529 (p. 225)

id. Villa, July 4, 1529 (p. 226)

Macigni, Roberto. Padova, May 6, 1529 (p. 227)

Da Porto, Bernardino. Padova, May 7, 1529 (p. 228)

id. Padova, May 14, 1529 (p. 229)

id. Padova, April 2, 1530 (p. 230)

id. Villa, April 18, 1530 (p. 231)

id. Padova, February 18 [recte 13], 1531 (p. 231)

id. Venezia, December 31, 1532 (p. 232)

(Volume III, Book VII:)

Tasso, Cristoforo. Padova, June 2, 1529 (p. 233)

Gioacchini, Giovanni. Villa, June 10, 1529 (p. 234)

id. Padova, January 5, 1532 (p. 235)

Toscano, Alfonso. Villa, July 4, 1529 (p. 236)

id. Padova, January 27, 1533 (p. 239)

Sadoleto, Paolo. Villa, July 28, 1529 (p. 240)

Landi, Agostino. Padova, August 28, 1529 (p. 241)

id. Bologna, January 14, 1530 (p. 245)

id. Padova, April 5, 1533 (p. 246)

id. Padova, October 15, 1536 (p. 247)

Avila, Pietro. Padova, September 27, 1529 (p. 248)

id. Bologna, December 17, 1529 (p. 250)

id. Padova, July 19, 1532 (p. 252)

id. Venezia, September 9, 1532 (p. 255)

id. Padova, January 29, 1535 (p. 256)

Montanari, Francesco. Padova, November 11, 1529 (p. 258)

Guzzonato, Giovan Battista. Padova, November 13, 1529 (p. 259)

Beccadelli, Ludovico. Venezia, January 2, 1530 [recte 1531] (p. 260)

id. Villa, July 6, 1537 (p. 260)

id. Padova, January 5, 1538 (p. 262)

Sinibaldi, Innocenzo. Bologna, January 7, 1530 (p. 264)

id. Padova, July 6, 1531 (p. 265)

id. Padova, August 4, 1531 (p. 266)

id. Padova, November 25, 1531 (p. 267)

(Volume III, Book VIII:)

Pamfilo, Pietro. Padova, March 12, 1530 (p. 269)

id. Villa Bozza, June 27, 1530 (p. 270)

id. Venezia, June 8, 1531 (p. 271)

id. Padova, July 6, 1531 (p. 272)

id. Padova, January 28, 1532 (p. 272)

id. Padova, March 18, 1532 (p. 273)

id. Padova, June 2, 1532 (p. 274)

id. Venezia, September 17, 1532 (p. 274)

id. Venezia, January 3, 1533 (p. 275)

id. Padova, October 17, 1534 (p. 276=

id. Padova, November 28, 1534 (p. 277)

id. Padova, December 20, 1534 (p. 278)

id. Padova, September 20, 1536 (p. 279)

id. Padova, May 20, 1537 (p. 280)

id. Padova, July 15, 1537 (p. 281)

id. Padova, September 10, 1537 (p. 282)

id. Venezia, November 13, 1538 (p. 283)

id. Venezia, April 11, 1539 (p. 284)

id. Roma, August 2, 1541 (p. 285)

id. Roma, August 13, 1541 (p. 286)

id. Roma, September 11, 1546 (p. 287)

Tomarozzo, Flaminio. Padova, September 6, 1530 (p. 288)

id. Padova, September 29, 1530 (p. 289)

id. Venezia, January 22, 1531 (p. 289)

id. Padova, April 12, 1531 (p. 290)

id. Venezia, April 26, 1531 (p. 291)

id. Venezia, December 30, 1532 (p. 292)

id. Venezia, January 4, 1533 (p. 292)

id. Padova, January 28, 1533 (p. 294)

id. Padova, February 22, 1533 (p. 295)

id. Venezia, August 30, 1538 (p. 296)

id. Roma, August 23, 1542 (p. 297)

Alicorno, Traiano. Padova, March 16, 1530 (p. 299)

Nerli, Antonio. Padova, September 17, 1530 (p. 300)

Mezzabarba, Antonio. Padova, September 20, 1530 (p. 300)

Strozzi, Ludovico. Venezia, December 26, 1530 (p. 302)

Sandri, Bernardino, Secretary of Cardinal Grimani. Venezia, January 24, 1531 (p. 303)

id. Venezia, September 16, 1532 (p. 304)

Marsigli, Marco Antonio de. Padova, June 20, 1531 (p. 305)

id. Venezia, April 6, 1539 (p. 306)

[Sanseverino], Ferrante, Prince of Salerno. Padova, June 16, 1531 (p. 306)

id. Padova, July 23, 1531 (p. 307)

De Rossi, Ludovico. Padova, June 20, 1531 (p. 309)

id. Padova, August 17, 1531 (p. 310)

Colozzi, Angelo. Padova, September 10, 1531 (p. 311)

Malchiavello, Francesco Maria. Padova, November 8, 1531 (p. 312)

id. Padova, April 3, 1532 (p. 313)

id. Padova, February 10, 1532 (p. 313)

id. Padova, June 18, 1532 (p. 314)

id. Padova, January 23, 1534 (p. 315)

id. Villa, August 29, 1537 (p. 315)

Naldini, Giovanni, Chanceler of the City of Florence. Padova, November 20, 1531 (p. 316)

Orioli, Filippo. Padova, November 23, 1531 (p. 317)

Orsini, Scipione. Padova, December 22, 1531 (p. 318)

De' Godi, Girolamo. Padova, February 14, 1532 (p. 319)

Muscettola, Giovanni Antonio, Ambassador to the Emperor's court. Padova, March 2, 1532 (p. 321)

id. Padova, May 6, 1532 (p. 323)

(Volume III, Book IX:)

Guicciardini, Francesco. Padova, March 12, 1532 (p. 326)

id. Padova, May 23, 1532 (p. 327)

id. Padova, November 1, 1532 (p. 329)

id. Padova, October 24, 1533 (p. 331)

id. Padova, April 6, 1534 (p. 333)

id. Padova, April 21, 1534 (p. 334)

Canossa, Galeazzo di & Canossa, Bartolomeo di. Padova, March 18, 1532 (p. 334)

Gonzaga, Luigi. Padova, May 29, 1532 (p. 336)

Palone, Marcello. Padova, July 5, 1532 (p. 337)

Bellincino, Francesco. Padova, January 28, 1533 (p. 340)

Parisetto, Ludovico. Padova, January 28, 1533 (p. 341)

Gambara, Giovan Francesco. Padova, March 9, 1533 (p. 342)

Degli Obizi, Ludovico. Padova, April 20, 1533 (p. 342)

Raguseo, Pietro. Padova, May 8, 1533 (p. 344)

Leonardi, Giovanni Jacopo. Padova, July 28, 1533 (p. 345)

Mosto, Agostino. Venezia, August 13, 1533 (p. 347)

Vergerio, Pier Paolo. Venezia, September 1, 1533 (p. 347)

id. Padova, March 13, 1534 (p. 350)

[D'Avalos, Alfonso], Marquis of Vasto. Padova, September 10, 1533 (p. 351)

Flaminio, Marcantonio. Padova, November 28, 1533 (p. 352)

Soria, Lope de. Padova, May 10, 1534 (p. 353)

Maggi, Roberto. Padova, May 16, 1534 (p. 354)

Medici, Alessandro de', Duke of Florence. Padova, April 15, 1535 (p. 355)

Fregoso, Cesare. Padova, May 6, 1535 (p. 357)

Taddei, Giovanni. Padova, July 15, 1535 (p. 358)

Varchi, Benedetto. Padova, July 15, 1535 (p. 360)

id. Padova, August 6, 1535 (p. 362)

id. Padova, November 28, 1535 (p. 363)

[Cellini], Benvenuto. Padova, July 17, 1535 (p. 364)

Dolce, Ludovico. Padova, September 24, 1535 (p. 365)

San Martino, Matteo da. Padova, March 22, 1536 (p. 366)

Faraone, Pietro. Padova, June 25, 1536 (p. 367)

Aretino, Pietro. Villa, July 1, 1536 (p. 369)

id. Padova, July 15, 1538 (p. 370)

Cervini, Marcello, Cardinal Farnese's Secretary. Padova, July 13, 1537 (p. 372)

id. Padova, September 10, 1537 (p. 733 recte 373)

id. Venezia, January 19, 1538 (p. 375)

Fantuzzi, Camillo. Padova, July 18, 1537 (p. 377)

Gheri, Filippo. Padova, January 6, 1538 (p. 377)

(Volume III, Book X:)

Oviedo, Consalvo Fernando de. Venezia, April 20, 1538 (p. 380)

Giraldi, Giovan Battista. Venezia, May 16, 1538 (p. 381)

Spilimbergo, Adriano da. Venezia, June 25, 1538 (p. 383)

Doria, Jacopo. Padova, August 11, 1538 (p. 384)

Colonna, Ascanio. Venezia, April 6, 1539 (p. 385)

Orsini, Girolamo. Padova, April 6, 1539 (p. 385)

Este, Ercole d', Duke of Ferrara. Venezia, April 6, 1539 (p. 387)

Alvarotto, Giulio. Venezia, April 8, 1539 (p. 387)

Torfanino, Bartolomeo. Venezia, April 15, 1539 (p. 388)

Nuvoloni, Carlo. Venezia, April 17, 1539 (p. 389)

Maffei, Bernardino, Cardinal Farnese's Secretary. Padova, July 13, 1537 (p. 390)

id. Padova, June 6, 1539 (p. 391)

Lampridio, [Benedetto]. Padova, June 10, 1539 (p. 395)

Farnese, [Pier] Luigi, Duke of Castro. Padova, June 25, 1539 (p. 395)

(Volume III, Book XI:)

[Charles V], Emperor. Padova, June 23, 1539 (p. 398)

Francis I, King of France. Padova, July 28, 1539 (p. 399)

id. Roma, April 9, 1540 (p. 400)

Rosso, Jacopo. Roma, April 5, 1540 (p. 401)

Martirana, Bernardino. Roma, July 13, 1541 (p. 402)

id. Roma, February 15, 1546 (p. 403)

Del Bene, Alberto. Roma, June 27, 1542 (p. 404)

Tomaso, Giovan [Giacomo]. Roma, July 18, 1542 (p. 406)

De' Gregori, Giovanni Antonio. Gubbio, November 30, 1543 (p. 407)

A Confalonieri Della Pergola. Gubbio, December 3, 1543 (p. 408)

Lodiani, Luca Alberto. Gubbio, January 17, 1544 (p. 409)

[Della Rovere], Guidobaldo, Duke of Urbino. Roma, September 21, 1544 (p. 410)

Rullo, Donato. Roma, October 31, 1545 (p. 411)

Martelli, Ugolino. Roma, [Febrary 20], 1546 (p. 412)

Anselmi, Antonio. Padova, July 15, 1538 (p. 414)

id. Villa Bozza, July 29, 1538 (p. 415)

id. Padova, [May, 1532] (p. 415)

Giglioli, Girolamo. Padova, March 30, 1532 (p. 416)

id. Venezia, April 13, 1532 (p. 417)

id. Padova, April 29, 1532 (p. 417)

Bruno, Cola. Roma, December 30, 1524 (p. 418)

id. Padova, August 14, 1525 (p. 419)

id. Villa, September 14, 1525 (p. 420)

id. Roma, July 8, 1540 (p. 421)

id. Roma, August 20, 1540 (p. 423)

id. Roma, September 25, 1540 (p. 424)

id. Roma, October 31 [recte 17], 1540 (p. 426)

id. Roma, November 25, 1550 [recte 1540] (p. 427)

id. Roma, March 19 [recte April 11], 1541 (p. 428)

id. Roma, May 20, 1541 (p. 429)

id. Roma, September 10, 1541 (p. 430)

id. Roma, May 6, 1542 (p. 431)

Torelli, Lelio. Roma, October 8, 1546 (p. 432)

(Volume IV, Part I:)

Borgia, Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara. Ostellato, August 2 [recte 22], 1503 (p. 1)

id. Ferrara, August 22 [recte 12], 1503 (p. 3)

id. Ferrara, November 2, 1503 (p. 4)

id. Venezia, January 5, 1504 (p. 5)

id. Venezia, January 22, 1504 (p. 6)

id. Venezia, March 28, 1504 (p. 7)

id. Venezia, May 22, 1504 (p. 8)

id. Venezia, August 1, 1504 (p. 9)

id. Venezia, September 22, 1504 (p. 11)

id. Verona, October 8, 1504 (p. 13)

id. Venezia, November 10, 1504 (p. 15)

id. Venezia, July 25, 1505 [recte 1504] (p. 16)

id. Venezia, September 23, 1505 (p. 16)

id. Venezia, September 30, 1505 (p. 18)

id. Venezia, November 29, 1505 (p. 19)

id. Roma, July 6, 1506 (p. 20)

id. Urbino, December 15, 1506 (p. 22)

id. Urbino, May 10, 1508 (p. 22)

id. Urbino, September 5, 1509 (p. 25)

id. Roma, May 11, 1513 (p. 26)

id. Roma, June 17, 1513 (p. 27)

id. Roma, September 27, 1514 (p. 92 recte 29)

id. Bologna, December 18, 1515 (p. 92 recte 29)

id. Roma, November 28, 1516 (p. 30)

id. Bologna, October 13, 1517 (p. 31)

Pia da Montefeltro, Emilia. Ostellato, August 31 [recte July], 1503 (p. 32)

id. Venezia, March 20, 1504 (p. 34)

id. Padova, February 5, 1526 (p. 36)

Gonzaga, Elisabetta, Duchess of Urbino, and Pia da Montefeltro, Emilia. Venezia, May 3, 1506 (p. 37)

Gonzaga, Elisabetta. Venezia, March 20, 1504 (p. 44)

id. Padova, April 25, 1522 (p. 46)

id. Pesaro, April 10, 1525 (p. 47)

Gambara, Veronica. Villa, September 11, 1504 (p. 48)

id. Padova, March 28, 1529 (p. 51)

id. Padova, April 1, 1530 (p. 52)

id. Padova, June 16, 1531 (p. 52)

id. Padova, May 27, 1532 (p. 53)

id. Padova, January 20, 1533 (p. 54)

id. Padova, May 11, 1535 (p. 56)

id. Padova, October 16, 1536 (p. 58)

id. Padova, November 14, 1536 (p. 59)

id. Padova, May 26, 1537 (p. 60)

id. Venezia, September 16, 1538 (p. 61)

id. Padova, October 26, 1538 (p. 62)

id. Venezia, April 15, 1539 (p. 63)

id. Roma, December 7, 1540 (p. 64)

id. Roma, November 25, 1541 (p. 65)

id. Roma, May 1, 1542 (p. 66)

id. Roma, January 24, 1543 (p. 67)

id. Bologna, June 10, 1543 (p. 68)

id. Gubbio, December 17, 1543 (p. 70)

id. Roma, October 14, 1544 (p. 71)

id. Roma, December 21, 1544 (p. 73)

Madonna Prefettessa. Urbino, April 14, 1507 (p. 73)

Gonzaga da Porto, Camilla. Padova, May 6, 1524 (p. 76)

id. Padova, July 7, 1524 (p. 77)

id. Padova, December 4, 1526 (p. 77)

Gonzaga di Cardona, Susanna, Countess of Colisano. Roma, January 26, 1525 (p. 78)

Alla Badessa di San Piero di Padova (To the Abbess of San Piero in Padua). Villa, July 21, 1525 (p. 79)

[Gonzaga della Rovere], Eleonora, Duchess of Urbino. Padova, December 12, 1525 (p. 80)

id. Roma, August 2, 1541 (p. 81)

id. Roma, March 6, 1542 (p. 83)

id. Roma, June 10, 1542 (p. 85)

id. Gubbio, December 19, 1543 (p. 86)

Fregoso, Costanza, Countess of Lando. Padova, August 26, 1527 (p. 87)

id. Padova, November 30, 1532 (p. 88)

id. Padova, August 31, 1535 (p. 91)

id. Roma, July 25, 1541 (p. 92)

Colonna, Vittoria. Bologna, January 20, 1530 (p. 93)

id. Padova, April 12, 1531 (p. 94)

id. Padova, July 25, 1532 (p. 95)

id. Venezia, July 2, 1533 (p. 96)

id. Venezia, April 6, 1538 (p. 98)

id. Venezia, February 23, 1539 (p. 98)

id. Venezia, March 15, 1539 (p. 99)

id. Venezia, April 4, 1539 (p. 101)

id. Roma, October 1, 1541 (p. 102)

id. Roma, November 18, 1541 (p. 103)

Longo, Giulia. Padova, March 2, 1530 (p. 104)

Chiara, Ippolita. Venezia, January 16, 1531 (p. 104)

[Ruberti], Lucrezia. Padova, April 1, 1532 (p. 105)

Quirino, Lisabetta. Padova, [May 10], 1537 (p. 106)

id. Padova, June 5 [recte 6], 1537 (p. 107)

id. Venezia, May 10, 1538 (p. 109)

id. Venezia, [January 8, 1539] (p. 110)

id. Padova, July 10, 1539 (p. 112)

id. Padova, July 31, 1539 (p. 112)

id. Padova, August 1, 1539 (p. 113)

id. Padova, August 10, 1539 (p. 114)

id. Padova, September 13, 1539 (p. 115)

id. Roma, December 24, 1539 (p. 115)

id. Roma, January 10, 1540 (p. 116)

id. Roma, August 27, 1541 (p. 117)

id. Gubbio, November 14, 1543 (p. 119)

id. Gubbio, February 7, 1544 (p. 120)

Bembo, Elena. Roma, December 24, 1539 (p. 121)

id. Roma, November 19, 1541 (p. 122)

id. Roma, December 10, 1541 (p. 124)

id. Roma, June 10, 1542 (p. 125)

id. Gubbio, November 22, 1543 (p. 126)

id. Roma, October 3, 1545 (p. 127)

Degli Aleotti, Artusina. Roma, January 11, 1540 (p. 128)

(Volume IV, Part II, Lettere giovenili:)

[Savorgnan, Maria]. Venezia, February 10, 1500 (p. 130)

id. February 20, 1550 (p. 130)

id. February 28, 1500 (p. 131)

id. March 3, 1500 (p. 132)

id. March 7, 1500 (p. 133)

id. March 10, 1500 (p. 133)

id. March 14, 1500 (p. 134)

id. March 20, 1500 (p. 136)

id. March 25, 1500 (p. 138)

id. March 25, 1500 (p. 139)

id. March 31, 1500 (p. 140)

id. April 3, 1500 (p. 141)

id. April 6, 1500 (p. 142)

id. April 12, 1500 (p. 143)

id. April 15, 1500 (p. 144)

id. April 20, 1500 (p. 145)

id. April 25, 1500 (p. 146)

id. April 30, 1500 (p. 146)

id. May 5, 1500 (p. 147)

id. May 8, 1500 (p. 147)

id. May 10, 1500 (p. 148)

id. May 11, 1500 (p. 149)

id. May 20, 1500 (p. 150)

id. May 22, 1500 (p. 150)

id. May 23, 1500 (p. 151)

id. May 28, 1500 (p. 152)

id. May 31, 1500 (p. 153)

id. June 2, 1500 (p. 154)

id. June 4, 1500 (p. 155)

id. June 6, 1500 (p. 156)

id. June 10, 1500 (p. 157)

id. June 25, 1500 (p. 157)

id. June 30, 1500 (p. 158)

id. July 3, 1500 (p. 159)

id. July 8, 1500 (p. 160)

id. July 15, 1500 (p. 162)

id. July 19, 1500 (p. 163)

id. July 20, 1500 (p. 165)

id. July 21, 1500 (p. 168)

id. July 22, 1500 (p. 170)

id. July 24, 1500 (p. 171)

id. July 25, 1500 (p. 174)

id. July 31, 1500 (p. 174)

id. August 1, 1500 (p. 176)

id. August 5, 1500 (p. 180)

id. August 6, 1500 (p. 181)

id. August 8, 1500 (p. 183)

id. August 9, 1500 (p. 185)

id. August 17, 1500 (p. 188)

id. [August 18, 1500] (p. 189)

id. August 20, 1500 (p. 189)

id. August 30, 1500 (p. 192)

id. August 31, 1500 (p. 198)

id. September 2, 1500 (p. 201)

id. September 3, 1500 (p. 203)

id. September 8, 1500 (p. 204)

id. September 12, 1500 (p. 206)

id. September 18, 1500 (p. 207)

id. September 27, 1500 (p. 208)

id. September 28, 1500 (p. 210)

id. October 5, 1500 (p. 212)

id. October 12 [September 23], 1500 (p. 221)

id. October 22 [recte August 26], 1500 (p. 223)

id. November 1 [August 24], 1500 (p. 223)

id. November 15 [September 30], 1500 (p. 226)

id. November 30, 1500 (p. 226)

id. December 4 [recte 3], 1500 (p. 227)

id. December 21, 1500 (p. 229)

id. December 28, 1500 (p. 230)

id. January 4, 1501 (p. 233)

id. January 8, 1501 (p. 234)

id. March 2, 1501 (p. 234)

id. April 3, 1501 (p. 238)

id. April 20, 1501 (p. 239)

id. May 8, 1501 (p. 241)

id. Venezia, June 28, 1501 (p. 242)

id. September 4, 1501 (p. 247)

Ad FF. [Borgia, Lucrezia]. July 14, 1503 (p. 249)

id. July 18, 1503 (p. 250)

id. [end of 1503] (p. 250)

id. October 5, 1503 (p. 251)

id. October 18, 1503 (p. 253)

id. October 25, 1503 (p. 255)

Lisabetta da Siena. [April 3], 1504 (p. 256)

[A Mad. Nicola]. Venezia, February 10, 1503 (p. 258)

n.r. February 3, 1508 (p. 262)

[A Madonna G.]. (p. 263)

[A Madonna B.]. January 1, 1508 (p. 265)

[A Madonna Alessandra]. Urbino, June 10, 1509 (p. 265)

[Quirino, Lisabetta]. (p. 267)

Pietro Bembo, born in Venice to a patrician family, received a humanistic education in Florence, Rome, Bergamo and Messina (1492-1494), where he studied under the Greek scholar Constantine Lascaris. In 1496 he published his first work, the Latin dialogue De Aetna. Unsuitable for the political career to which he was destined, he decided to devote himself to literary pursuits. Between 1495 and 1500, while studying philosophy at the University of Padua and attending the courses of Niccolò Leoniceno in Ferrara, he wrote a dialogue on love, Gli Asolani (1505), inspired by his relationship with Maria Savorgnan. In the following years he began composing his major work, Le prose della volgar lingua, which underwent many changes and corrections before it was published for the first time in 1525. Thanks to its huge success (from the expiry of the privilege until the end of the century it appeared in over twenty editions), Le Prose became the model writing manual in the vernacular and imposed the Italian vernacular literature to the attention of the humanists. In 1501 and 1502 he also prepared milestone editions of Petrarch and Dante for Aldo Manuzio's printing house, giving birth to vernacular philology.

Before leaving Ferrara for Venice in 1504, Bembo had a love affair with Alfonso I d'Este's wife, Lucrezia Borgia, to whom he dedicated the first edition of Gli Asolani. In 1506 he moved to Urbino, where he pursued his literary interests and met the playwright and cardinal Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena, who soon became his closest friend. In 1513 he wrote De imitatione, a treatise on Ciceronian Latin, and, together with his friend Jacopo Sadoleto, he was appointed by Pope Leo X as secretary of papal briefs in Latin. In 1519, disappointed in his expectations of an ecclesiastical career, he left Rome and retired to his villa in Padua.

From 1519 to 1539 Bembo lived mostly in Padua and Venice, attending to the publications of Le Prose and of his Rime (1530), intended to provide an authoritative example of the principles he had previously theorized. In 1529 he was appointed historian of the Republic of Venice (his Historia Veneta was published posthumously both in Latin and Italian in 1551-1552), and librarian of the Biblioteca Nicena (today Marciana).

In 1539 Pope Paul III ordained him a priest and named him cardinal. He spent the last years of his life either in Rome or in his bishoprics, Gubbio (1541) and Bergamo (1544) (cf. C. Kidwell, Pietro Bembo: lover, linguist, cardinal, Montreal, 2004, passim).

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