I N D E X

Alighieri, Dante (

Divine Comedy

), 70, 84n, 113n, 138n, 165n Ambrosini, Federica, 118n Amphion, 111 Andreini, Isabella, 22n, 93n Apelles, 91, 135 “A ragionar d’amore” (Bigolina), 4, 8–9; 17, 18, 26, 32, 86n, 91n Aretino, Pietro, 5, 8n, 24 Ariosto, Ludovico, 12–14, 20, 23, 31, 128n; and

Orlando furioso,

13–14, 23, 31–32, 70–72, 87n, 106n, 120n, 137–38n, 141–42n, 158–59n, 168n Aristotle, 102, 110n, 112n Assarino, Luca, 6 Austen Jane, 174n Auzzas, Ginetta, 21n Bacchiglione (river), 162 Bandello, Matteo, 20, 70 Bandini Muti, Maria, 8, 11n, 70 Barbagli, Manlio, 27n Bargagli, Girolamo, 12 Barozzi, Francesco, 4 Battaglia Terme, 16n, 71n Bellomo, Manlio, 150n Beltrame, Guido, 3n, 72 Bembo, Pietro, 11, 21, 85n Betussi, Giuseppe, 9, 21, 24, 90n, 99n, 101n Bigolin (Bigolini) family, 3, 10; Conte, 10, Dioclide, 10n; Girolamo, 3; Polo, 2n, 7n; Socrate, 3, 4n, 10n; Tiso, 10n Bigolino (town), 3n Bigolina, Giulia: death, 5; education, dowry, 3, 4n, literary reputation, 5–9; marriage, 3, mother, 3; widow, 4, 117n Boccaccio, Giovanni, 2n, 5, 11, 12–13, 15, 19, 23; and

Decameron,

11, 23, 30, 85n; and

Elegy of Madonna Fiam metta,

6, 15, 20–21, 23, 88n, 109n, 111n; and

Famous Women,

29n, 110– 113n, 115n; and

Filocolo

19–21, 23– 25, 109n, 117n, 122n

Book of the Courtier, The. See

Castiglione, Baldassarre Boiardo, Matteo Maria, 33n Borromeo, Anton Maria, 7, 8, 9, 10– 11n, 70 Bragantini, Renzo, 21n Campiglia, Maddalena, 6n, 16, 22n, 128n Camposampiero, 1; Giulia (wife) 2–3n, 10; Tiso, 10n, 71; family, 10, 70–71; region, 4 Capodilista (family) 52, 71 Capra, Galeazzo, 111n Carmenta, 110 Carraresi (rulers of Padua) 47, 70

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