Books that by their nature are a little hard to understand are no longer multiplied, and have ceased to be generally intelligible, and so have sunk into utter neglect, and in the end have perished. This age of ours consequently has let fall, bit by bit, some of the richest and sweetest fruits that the tree of knowledge has yielded; has thrown away the results of the vigils and labours of the most illustrious men of genius, things of more value, I am almost tempted to say, than anything else in the whole world. . . .

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Title: Oeuvres complètes de Pétrarque Summary: The first complete collection of Petrarch's letters in French. Sample Letter: Lettres familières IV-I (pdf) Order: More Information / Order Form (pdf) Website:http://www.lesbelleslettres.com/ (more information / order online here)

Books by Petrarch (translated)

	Title: Petrarch: The Canzoniere Author: Mark Musa (Translator) More Info Order Online		Title: Selections from the Canzoniere and Other Works Author: Mark Musa (Editor) More Info Order Online		Title: My Secret Book Author: Francesco Petrarch More Info Order Online
	Title: Longing for Laura Author: A. M. Juster (Translator) More Info Order Online		Title: On Religious Leisure Susan S. Shearer (Editor) More Info Order Online		Title: The Revolution of Cola Di Rienzo Author: Mario Emilio Cosenza, Ronald G. Musto (Editors) More Info Order Online

Books About Petrarch

	Title: The Site of Petrarchism Author: William J. Kennedy More Info Order Online		Title: Petrarch's Genius Author: Marjorie O'Rourke Boyle More Info Order Online		Title: Petrarch Author: Henry Reeve More Info Order Online
	Title: Humanism and Secularization Author: Riccardo Fubini More Info Order Online		Title: Renaissance Philosophy of Man Author: Ernst Cassirer (Editor) More Info Order Online		Title: Eight Philosophers of the Italian Renaissance Author: Paul Oskar Kristeller (Preface) More Info Order Online