#also of course I'm not convinced of Petrarca's recollection of the entire affair (we know how much this man loves to lie to posterity)

[girlpetrarca]

what I would give to know what happened between Giovanni Malpaghini and Petrarca on that 21th of April, 1367...

#I know the abrupt end of his work as Petrarca's copyist could probably be explained if one remembers that #the latter was probably an obnoxious and annoying client who often quarrelled with his copyists #but! I'm not entirely happy with this hypothesis and I'd reaaally love to know what happened #impossibile I know but still one can hope #also of course I'm not convinced of Petrarca's recollection of the entire affair (we know how much this man loves to lie to posterity) #francesco petrarca #personal