The Vespasiano memoirs : lives of illustrious men of the XVth century / Vespasiano da Bisticci ; translated by William George and Emily Waters ; introduction by Myron P. Gilmore.
Publisher:
University of Toronto Press in association with the Renaissance Society of America,
Reprint of: Renaissance princes, popes, and prelates. New York : Harper & Row, 1963. (Harper torchbooks. The Academy library). Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally published under title: Vite de uomini illustri del scolo XV. Reprint of: Renaissance princes, popes, and prelates. New York : Harper & Row, 1963. (Harper torchbooks. The Academy library).
Contents:
I.A Discourse by the Author -- II. Popes and Rulers. Pope Eugenius IV (1383-1447). Pope Nicolas V (1398-1455). Alfonso, King of Naples (1401-1458). Federigo, Duke of Urbino (1422-1482). Alessandro Sforza, Lord of Pesaro (1404-1466). Gostanzo Sforza -- III. Cardinals. Cardinal Branda (1341-1433). Cardinal Antonio de' Coreri. Nicolao degli Albergati, Cardinal of Santa Croce (1395-1443). Giuliano Cesarini, Cardinal of S. Agnolo (1398-1444). Domenico Capranica, Cardinal of Fermo (1400-1458). Cardinal Niceno -- a Greek (d. 1472). The Cardinal of Ravenna (d. 1461). Cardinal Jacopo of Portugal (1413-1439). The Cardinal of Girona. The Cardinal of Rieti. The Cardinal of Spoleto. The Cardinal of S. Marcello. The Cardinal of S. Sisto -- a Catalan. The Cardinal de Mella -- a Spaniard. The Cardinal di Mendoza -- a Spaniard. Cardinal Cusano -- a German (1401-1464) -- IV. Archbishops and Bishops. Archbishop Antonio, Florentine (1309-1459). Santo Bernardino da Massa (1380-1444). Orlando Bonarli, Archbishop of Florence. The Bishop of Ferrara. The Bishop of Verona (1410-1471). The Bishop of Padua (Donati) (1380-1447). The Bishop of Padua (Zeno). The Bishop of Brescia. The Bishop of Brescia. Patriarch of Jerusalem. The Bishop of Raugia (1437-1510). The Bishop of Fiesole. The Bishop of Corone. The Bishop of Capaccio. The Bishop of Imola. The Bishop of Volterra (Cavalcanti) (d. 1449). The Bishop of Volterra (degli Agli). The Bishop of Massa (Dati) (d. 1471). The Bishop of Sipontino (Perotto) (d. 1430). The Bishop of Ely (Gray) (1408-1478). The Bishop of Vico. The Archbishop of Strigonia. The Bishop of Funfkirchen. The Bishop of Cologna -- a Hungarian. The Bishop of Miletus. Alfonso di Portogallo -- Bishop. Gregorio, Protonotaio Apostolico. The English Protonotary Apostolic. Friar Ambrogio -- V. Statesmen. Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464). Palla di Noferi degli Strozzi (1372-1462). Matteo Strozzi. Agnolo Pandolfini (1360-1446). Pandolfo Pandolfini. Piero di Neri Acciaiuoli. Donato Acciaiuoli (1428-1478). Agnolo Acciaiuoli. Agnolo Manetti. Piero de' Pazzi. Lorenzo Ridolfi. Ser Filippo di Ser Ugolino (d. 1454). Bernardo Giugni. Count Camarlingo (d. 1481). Michele Feriero. Matteo Malferito. Francesco del Bennino. Duca di Worcestri (John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester) (1427-1470). Alvaro di Luna (d. 1453). Antonio Cincinello -- VI. Writers. Poggio Fiorentino (Bracciolini) (1380-1454). Works Written by Messer Poggio. Lionardo d' Arezzo (Lionardo Bruno) (d. 1443). Carlo d' Arezzo (Marsuppini) (d. 1455). Benedetto D. Arezzo (1415-1466). Giannozzo Manetti (1396-1459). Nicolao Nicoli (d. 1437). Franco Sacchetti. Giorgio di Trabisonda (1396-1468). Francesco Filelfo (1398-1481). Vittorino da Feltre (1399-1447). Guerino Veronese (1370-1460). Biondo da Forli (1388-1463). Matteo Palmieri (d. 1433). Maffeo Vegio (1406-1458). Zembino of Pisto. Giovanni Tortello. Master Pagolo. Lapo di Castiglionchi. Lauro Quirino (1424-1466). Malraso Ciciliano. Enoche d' Ascoli (d. 1450). Lucio da Spoleto. Lionardo del Bennino. Cipriano Rucellai. Nicolo della Luna. Veri Salviati. Francesco di Lapacino. Giovanni da Miles. Cencio Romano. Antonio Cafferelli. Nugno Gusmano. Velasco di Portogallo -- VII. Proem and Supplementary Lives. Proem to the Life of Alessandra de' Bardi. Proem to the Life of Alessandra de' Bardi (written by Vespasiano). Alessandra de' Bardi. Bartolomeo de' Fortini -- App. I. The Government of Florence -- App. II. Popes of the XVth Century.
Summary:
"Vespasiano da Bisticci (b. 1421) was a Florentine bookseller known as the most celebrated dealer of books and manuscripts of his generation. The renewed interest in Greek and Roman texts brought about by the rise of humanism inspired many wealthy individuals to seek codices of the best ancient and early Christian works. Vespasiano's bookshop became a meeting place for learned men, and he acquired patrons as illustrious as Cosimo de Medici, Frederigo de Montefeltro, the Duke of Urbino, Mathias Corvinus, King of Hungary, and John Tiptoft, Earl of Worchester. The invention of the printing press proved to be too much competition for da Bisticci, and he retired to write his memoirs and biographical sketches of his friends and patrons." "Vespasiano da Bisticci's memoirs are a valuable resource in the study of politics, warfare, and intellectual history, written from the perspective of an intelligent man who was able to watch and comment on the events of his age from a privileged position."--Jacket.
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