[10] In his poem of Xandra, book ii. Cf. Bandini, Specimen litt., i. 124.
[11] The copy of Christophori Landini Florentini ad illustrem Fridericim principem Urbinatem Disputationum Camaldulensiam libri IV., now in the Laurentian library, was written by Pietro Cennini, son of Bernardo, the first Florentine printer, finished at the end of spring, and collated with the original. Cf. Bandini, l. c. ii. 188 seq. (see also p. 3 seq. as to the meeting and the persons present). The first edition is said (ibid. p. 192) to have been printed in 1475(?) and a second at Strasburg in 1508. It was translated into Italian by Antonio Cambini, a literary man much employed by Lorenzo and also in the service of his son the Cardinal. He was also in communication with the Este family, and afterwards attached himself to Savonarola, at whose fall his house was burnt down. (Cf. Cappelli, l. c. p. 309; Villari, Storia di G. Savonarola, ii. 388.)
[12] Manni, Istoria del Decamerone, pt. i. chap. xxix.
[13] Mehus, Traversari, p. 178.
[14] Mehus, l. c. p. 176.
[15] ‘Che ‘l Dante io leggeva per mio piacere e per fare cosa grata alla vostra inclyta città.’ Milan, May 29, 1473, in Fabroni, Laur. Med. Vita, ii. 76.
[16] On the various editions of the old biographies of Dante, see G. C. Galletti in Phil. Villani liber, &c., where Villani, Leon. Bruni, and Giann. Manetti are printed, the last with Melius’ notes for his edition, Flor. 1747. The MS. of G. M. Filelfo in the Laurentiana was published by D. Morini, Flor. 1826.
[17] Vide section iii. chap. iii.
[18] For the numerous bibliographical works on the history of Dante and his writings, we can only give a general reference to the Bibliografia Dantesca of Colomb de Batines and the Enciclopedia Dantesca of Ferrazzi.
[19] According to the colophon, the printing was finished on August 30, 1481. Cf. Bandini, l. c. ii. 131, 140-143; Colomb de Batines, l. c. vol. i. pt. ii. p. 43; Marsilio’s Address, Bandini, pp. 132-134; Batines, pp. 43, 44. The Magliabecchian copy has been lately rebound, and not in very good taste.