PETRARCA, Francesco - Rerum vulgarium fragmenta. Vat. Lat. 3195. Padua: editrice Antenore, 2004.   A reproduction of the codex executed by Giovanni Malpaghini between 1366 and 1367 and, from 1368 to 1374, by Petrarca himself until his death. Bembo copied his own copy from this codex and bought it when he had the opportunity. Through his son Giovanni, the manuscript then came to Fulvio Orsini (1529-1600), and from him it passed to the Vatican Library.   (270 x 195mm). Copy no. 171 of 499. Detailed colour reproduction of the original codex. Red velvet binding, in plexiglass case. Without the volume of commentary.

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