Francesco Nelli

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Francesco Nelli (

Francesco Petrarch as is evident by the fifty letters still existing of his to Petrarch, and the thirty-eight letters still existing from Petrarch to him. Six of the nineteen letters of Petrarch's Liber sine nomine
are addressed to Nelli.

References

  • Liber Sine Nomine in Latin with letters # 6, #, 9, # 10, # 17, # 18, and # 19 to the priest Francesco Nelli of Florence
  • Petrarch (1973). Norman P. Zacour (tr.). Petrarch's Book Without A Name. . (Page 60)
  • Petrarch letters in JSTOR Modern Language Notes, Volume LXV May, 1950 Number 5 (ref: Francesco Nelli of Florence).
  • JSTOR Petrarch's Laelius, Chaucer's Lollius by Lillian Herlands Hornstein PMLA, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Mar., 1948), pp. 64-84
  • University of Florida, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures ITT 3530 special topics
  • "Petrach, Francesco (1304-1374)", Biography describes Petrarch becoming friends with Francesco Nelli, Ildebrandino Conti, Giovanni Boccaccio, Lapo da Castiglionchio, and Zanobi da Strada.