Italian Studies-Schoenberg Institute Lecture: Professor Maddalena Signorini (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) "Texts on Flyleaves: An Investigation on Petrarch’s Writing Uses"

Feb
27
2020

Italian Studies-Schoenberg Institute Lecture: Professor Maddalena Signorini (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) "Texts on Flyleaves: An Investigation on Petrarch’s Writing Uses"

Feb 27, 2020 at 5:15pm | Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 6th floor

Petrarch, the famed 14th-century Italian humanist, was a prolific inscriber of notes, glosses, and texts within the manuscripts in his private collection. This lecture will explore notations found in the flyleaves of 39 manuscripts from Petrarch’s collection to gain a clearer understanding of his particular use of marginal spaces.

For more details and to register, go to https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/exhibits-events/signorini

Event

Italian Studies-Schoenberg Institute Lecture: Professor Maddalena Signorini (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) "Texts on Flyleaves: An Investigation on Petrarch’s Writing Uses"