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Castiglione, Baldassare

Born : 6 December 1478, Casatico, Near Mantua

Died : 8 February 1529, Toledo

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Baldassare Castiglione, an Italian courtier and diplomat for the dukes of Urbino and for the Roman Curia, is the author of The Book of the Courtier (Il libro del cortegiano), a courtesy book examining social interaction between gentleman, ladies, and their rulers. It was published in 1528 to immediate international acclaim.

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  1. Istituto di Studi italiani, Università della Svizzera italiana (CH), Lugano, Switzerland

    Annick Paternoster

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  1. Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Venezia, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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    Michael Wyatt

  2. University Ca' Foscari Venice, Venice, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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Paternoster, A. (2020). Castiglione, Baldassare. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_85-1

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