Lettere [...] Ordinate sotto li Capi seguenti. Di Raguagli. Di Lode. Di Raccomandatione. Di Essoratione. Di Ringratiamenti. Di Congratulatione. Di Scusa. Di Consolatione. Di Complimenti misti. Aggiuntovi in questa nostra terza editione molte lettere dell'istesso autore

8vo. (40), 536 pp. a⁴, b-c⁸, A-Z⁸, Aa-Kk⁸, Ll⁴. With the printer's device on the title-page. Later marble boards.

Adams, G-1468; Basso, p. 321; Edit 16, CNCE 22094; Martín Baños, p. 662.

THIRD EDITION. Guazzo's letter collection, the first of its kind to be arranged according to various categories, was first printed by Barezzi at Venice in 1590 and literally reprinted at Turin in 1591 (cf. L. Braida, p. 251). A second augmented edition appeared in 1592 (Venice, Barezzi). In the present edition the dedication to Vincenzo Gonzaga dated from Casale, October 1, 1590 has been preserved as well as Guazzo's preface. In a letter to Barezzo Barezzi (Pavia, June 24, 1591, pp. 467-468) he announced to the latter that he is sending him seventy-six additional letters. This third edition of 1596 (433 letters) is essentially a reprint of the 1592 edition. A fourth Barezzi edition with the text reset appeared in 1599, which was followed by reprints in 1603, 1606, and 1614.

“Compiuta l'antologia conforme all' ‘ufficio di segretario', il Guazzo torna venticinque anni dopo, a ordinare le proprie lettere in un volume progettato a disegno della ‘forma del ben scrivere' e dell' ‘ornato ragionar per lettera' [...] riunisce, ormai sulla soglia dei sessant'anni, un libro di circa quattrocento lettere [...] con un preliminare avviso al lettore, vero e proprio manifesto di poetica in cui il Guazzo, di fronte alle ‘tante lettere scritte dal Bembo, dal Tolomei, dal Tasso, dal Contile', non sapendo se definire le proprie ‘famigliari o volgari', confessa il suo ‘premeditato disegno' di raccolta per la stampa e ribadisce la sua ‘idea nello scrivere delle lettere [...] io giudicai sempre doversi serbare un tal mezo tra la natura e l'arte, ché le cose che si scrivono non siano né forbite né rugginose'. Il classico giusto mezzo, l'aurea mediocritas, che rifugge sia l'eccesso ‘di figure poetiche, di sentenze filosofiche, d'ornamenti retorici', sia il ‘tanto sprezzamento delle parole' e la ‘tanta trascuraggine dei concetti' s'impone a regola primaria ‘universalissima' della scrittura epistolare: ‘le lettere s'hanno a scrivere con un certo né troppo né poco di famigliarità, onde mostrino una nobile rustichezza, un adorna trascuraggine, un riverendo disprezzo e una studiosa familiarità'. I ‘confini' della lettera vengono così ricondotti alla norma della ‘sprezzatura', in una totalità che assorbe ogni aspetto del ‘vivere a corte' come della ‘forma del ben scrivere'. Dall'antologia al proprio ‘libro d'autore' il Guazzo compie un iter di raccolta nel segno doppio della dilatazione e della contrazione. Nelle sue Lettere si dilata il numero dei destinatari, esteso dai gentiluomini monferrini (in gran parte ricomparsi) a principi, segretari, diplomatici, cardinali, vescovi, e letterati di spicco sulla scena italiana, quali Antonio Beffa Negrini, Giovan Pietro Besozzo, Angelo Ingegneri, Francesco Panigarola, Felice Passero, Alessandro Tesauro, Maffeo Venier. Si dilata anche l'arco del tempo (dal 1559 all'ottobre 1590). Si contrae, invece, il movimento dei luoghi di scrittura, in una geografia ristretta all'Italia e alla solo Parigi, con accentuatissima presenza di pochi luoghi emblematici: Casale, Olivola, Pavia, Mantova. Si contrae, se pur lievemente, la stessa rosa dei ‘capi', con l'incremento fortissimo della nuova categoria di ‘complimenti misti' che arriva ad occupare più della metà del volume” (M.L. Doglio, Il ‘segretario di lettere': Stefano Guazzo dall'antologia al ‘libro', in: “L'arte delle lettere. Idea e pratica della scrittura epistolare tra Quattro e Seicento”, Bologna, 2000, pp. 136-138; see also N. Longo, La parola e il corpo nell'epistolario di Stefano Guazzo, in: “Educare il corpo, educare la parola, nella trattatistica del Rinascimento”, G. Patrizi & A. Quondam, eds., Roma, 1998, pp. 181-220; and N. Longo, La scrittura familiare nelle ‘Lettere' di Stefano Guazzo, in: “Letteratura e lettere. Indagine nell'epistolografia cinquecentesca”, Roma, 1999, pp. 67-88).

(Raguagli)

Gonzaga, Guglielmo. Casale, December 9, 1573 (p. 1)

[Gonzaga, Luigi], Duke of Nevers. Casale, December 30, 1566 (p. 2)

[Gonzaga, Isabella], Marquise of Pescara. Mantova, January 22, 1561 (p. 4)

Castiglione, [Rodolfo] di. Casale, December 2, 1583 (p. 4)

Cane, Giovanni. Roma, February 20, 1566 (p. 5)

Guazzo, [Guglielmo]. Casale, April 5, 1574 (p. 6)

Paolucci, Tomaso. Olivola, September 15, 1586 (p. 7)

Guazzo, Carlo. Casale, December 12, 1573 (p. 8)

Giorgi, Bartolomeo. Olivola, June 21, 1587 (p. 9)

Borgogni, Gherardo. Olivola, [June 24], 1587 (p. 9)

Damiani, Andrea. Mantova, December 15, 1560 (p. 10)

Zoello, Pietro Giacomo (p. 12)

Brandioni, Giacomo (p. 13)

Agosta, Battista (p. 15)

Bennati, Giacomo. Mantova, May 30, 1561 (p. 16)

Ponte, Gio[vanni] Giacomo. Casale, February 26, 1589 (p. 20)

Ferrara, Nicolò. Pavia, April 29, 1590 (p. 21)

(Lode)

Pugiella, Francesco. Olivola, May 23, 1587 (p. 28)

Pietra, Maria Doria. Olivola, September 1, 1588 (p.31)

Guasco, Annibale. Olivola, August 18, 1583 (p. 32)

id. Casale, May 9, 1586 (p. 33)

id. Casale, May 10, 1589 (p. 35)

Salmaccia, Baldessare. Casale, June 1, 1568 (p. 38)

id. Ozano, September 20, 1569 (p. 40)

id. Casale, April 7, 1586 (p. 41)

Prata, Margherita Balliana. Casale, September 1, 1561 (p. 42)

Rotaria, Catarina. Olivola, July 30, 1589 (p. 43)

Sforza, Muzio. Olivola, August 6, 1565 (p. 45)

id. Olivola, September 3, 1587 (p. 47)

Cimilotti, Ercole. Casale, August 1, 1586 (p. 46)

Avogadro, Cesare. Casale, May 5, 1569 (p. 49)

Galeazzi, Ercole (p. 51)

Besozzo, Gio. Pietro (p. 53)

Merlo, Antonio. Casale, May 2, 1588 (p. 55)

Carrara, Paolo. Casale, May 26, 1588 (p. 57)

Cocito, Cavalier (p. 60)

Sangiorgio, Lelia. Pavia, March 27, 1590 (p. 62)

Lana, Orazio. Casale, March 28, 1590 (p. 67)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Di casa [Casale], March 31, 1590 (p. 68)

id. Di casa [Casale], [January 1], 1591 (p. 70)

(Raccomndatione)

[Gonzaga, Luigi], Duke of Nevers. Casale, August 20, 1582 (p. 72)

[Gonzaga, Vespasiano], Duke of Sabbioneta. Olivola, June 13, 1585 (p. 74)

id. Casale, December 13, 1586 (p. 75)

id. Casale, May 20, 1586 (p. 76)

Farnese, Cardinal [Alessandro]. Casale, June 13, 1585 (p. 77)

[Biandrate di] San Giorgio [Aldobrandini], Gian Francesco. Casale, May 1, 1587 (p. 79)

Serralonga, Guglielmo. Casale (p. 80)

Frascati, Gabriello. Casale (p. 81)

id. Casale (p. 82)

[Provana] di Leyni, [Andrea]. Casale, May 22, 1587 (p. 83)

Morra, Bernardino. Olivola, July 22, 1583 (p. 84)

Riva, Cesare. Casale, April 2, 1578 (p. 85)

Christino, Pietro. Casale, June 4, 1587 (p. 86)

Zibramonti, [Aurelio]. Olivola, July 7, 1585 (p. 88)

id. Olivola, September 9, 1585 (p.89)

id. Olivola, August 22, 1587 (p. 90)

Della Torre, Prospero. Olivola, December 14, 1586 (p. 91)

Guidoboni, Guidobono. Olivola, March 21, 1587 (p. 91)

Della Motta, Alfonso. Olivola, March 23, 1584 (p. 92)

Calandra, Silvio. Casale, July 9, 1577 (p. 93)

Paolucci, Tommaso.(Olivola, September 1, 1584 (p. 94)

Lomellini, Vincenzo. Olivola, March 18, 1587 (p. 95)

Civalero, Gio[vanni] Giacomo. Casale, January 17, 1585 (p. 96)

Pugiella, Francesco. Olivola, October 9, 1584 (p. 99)

Turlo, Giovanni. Casale, September 5, 1569 (p. 100)

Bellino, Marco Antonio. Mantova, November 15, 1560 (p. 101)

[Gonzaga, Luigi], Duke of Nevers. Casale, June 13, 1585 (p. 101)

N. Casale, June 1, 1587 (p. 103)

Carolo, Mario. Casale, March 21, 159[0], (p. 104)

Castiglione, Camillo di. Olivola, August 31, 1582 (p. 104)

[Gonzaga, Vespasiano], Duke of Sabbioneta. Olivola, August 20, 1589 (p. 106)

Teggia, Paolo. Pavia, June 8, 1591 (p. 107)

(Essortatione)

[Guazzo], Olimpia. Olivola, June 3, 1583 (p. 109)

[Guazzo], Gio. Antonio. Olivola, July 14, 1583 (p. 110)

id. Olivola, July 20, 1585 (p. 111)

id. Olivola, May 9, 1586 (p. 113)

Macetto, Lodovico. Casale, October113, 1579 (p. 114)

id. Casale, January 24, 1582 (p. 116)

Mazzola, Alessandro. Casale, April 10, 1583 (p. 117)

Turlo, Giovanni. Ozano, April, 17, 1569 (p. 118)

N. Olivola, January 7, 1575 (p. 119)

Messarani, Fabio. Casale, September 13, 1560 (p. 120)

Gorrino, Galeazzo di. Frassinello, October 20, 1585 (p. 123)

Calzoni, Gabriele. Paris, June 27, 1559 (p. 124)

(Ringratiamenti)

[Gonzaga], Guglielmo. Casale (p.126)

Trotto, Bernardo. Casale (p. 127)

Casati, Cherubino. Olivola, July 26, 1586 (p. 128)

Savoia, Carlo Emanuele. Casale (p. 129)

[Gonzaga], Vespasiano, Duke of Sabbioneta. Olivola, August 15, 1587 (p. 130)

San Giorgio, Giovanna [di]. Casale, May 1, 1586 (p. 132)

San Giorgio, Commendatore. Casale, May 1, 1586 (p. 133)

San Giorgio, Teodoro. Olivola, December 4, 1582 (p. 134)

Fisso, Prospero. Olivola, July 6, 1586 (p. 135)

Lodrone, Violante di. Olivola, June 16, 1583 (p. 136)

Boldoni, [Bortolomeo]. Casale (p. 137)

Sforza, Muzio. Olivola, June 19, 1585 (p. 138)

Frascati, Gabriele. Casale (p. 138)

Pollerano, Bernardino. Olivola, December 7, 1586 (p. 140)

Pennalosa, Luigi (p. 141)

Spinola, Battista. Casale (p. 142)

Borghesi, Diomede. Casale, June 2, 1587 (p. 143)

Agnelli, Francesco. Mantova (p. 145)

Vernier, Maffeo. Casale, May 18, 1580 (p. 146)

Tesauro, Alessandro. Casale, July 10, 1586 (p. 147)

Cornacchia, Serafino. Olivola (p. 148)

[Gonzaga, Luigi], Duke of Nevers. Olivola, August 1, 1588 (p. 149)

Fera, Clemente. Casale, November 10, 1588 (p. 150)

Guasco, Annibale. Pavia, December 24, 1590 (p. 151)

Anrici, Antonio. Pavia, May 1, 1591 (p. 152)

Guazzi, Agostino. Pavia, September 4, 1591 (p. 153)

(Congratulatione)

Gonzaga, Luigi, Duke of Nevers. Casale, March 25, 1565 (p. 154)

Gonzaga, Cesare. Casale, July 29, 1563 (p. 156)

Della Rovere, Cardinal [Giulio?]. Olivola, January 10, 1587 [for 1578?] (p. 157)

Gonzaga, Scipione. Casale, January 1, 1588 (p. 158)

Bardelloni, Paolo Emilio. Casale (p. 159)

Visconti, Ercole. Casale (p. 161)

Magnocavalli, Ottavio. Casale (p. 162)

Guazzoni, Andrea, Casale (p. 164)

Nemours, Cesare di. Olivola, May 31, 1585 (p. 164)

Fera, Ottavio. Olivola, June 14, 1586 (p. 165)

Cagna, Vicenzo. Olivola (p. 166)

Sirti, Lelio (p. 167)

Bottaccio [=Bottazzo, Giacomo], Cavalier. Ozano (p. 168)

Ponte, Gio[vanni] Giacomo. Olivola, September 4, 1585 (p. 169)

[Baldi, Bernardino], Abbot of Guastalla. Casale, May 27, 1586 (p. 170)

Buneo, Attilio. Casale, April 1, 1580 (p. 171)

Calusano [=Calvisano], Stefano. Olivola, May 19, 1587 (p. 172)

Gambera, Ottavio. Olivola (p. 173)

Lodrone, Battista di. Casale, December 9, 1588 (p. 174)

Torre, Fabio. Ritorbedo, August 31, 1591 (p. 175)

(Scusa)

Colli, Maddalena. Mantova, December 9, 1561 (p. 176)

Mazzola, Lodovico. Olivola, February 4, 1584 (p. 177)

Ingegneri, Angelo. Olivola, November 26, 1586 (p. 178)

Della Motta, Alfonso. Olivola (p. 179)

Merulo, Claudio. Ozano (p. 180)

Prandi, Pietro. Ozano (p. 181)

Paolucci, Tommaso.Olivola, October 22, 1582 (p. 182)

Marliani, Giovambattista. Pavia, January 7, 1591 (p. 183)

Guasco, Annibale. Pavia, May, 2, 1591 (p. 185)

(Consolatione)

Sannazaro, Girolamo. Orano (p. 188)

San Giorgio Torniello, Lelia. Ozano (p. 191)

Mola, [Alessandro], Preposto. Casale (p. 193)

Navazzotto, Orazio. Olivola, March 18, 1587 (p. 194)

Buneo, Gabriello. Olivola, October 12, l587 (p. 195)

id. Casale, December 3, 1587 (p. 196)

Cornacchia, Baldassare. Olivola, August 3, 1583 (p. 197)

Ruffa, Stefano. Olivole (p. 198)

Ardiccio, Antonio. Olivola, July 16, 1580 (p. 199)

Ponte, Agnese. Olivola, February 26, 1583 (p. 200)

Paolucci, Tommaso. Casale, November 5, 1587 (p. 201)

Guazzo, [Guglielmo]. Casale, December 26, 1587 (p. 203)

Callori, Mario. Olivola, June 21, 1588 (p. 204)

Callori, Orazio. Olivola, July 29, 1588 (p. 205)

Sangiorgio, Giovanna. Pavia, December 20, 1589 (p. 206)

Scozia, Bernardino. Olivola, August 28, 1588 (p. 208)

Pampuro, Stefano. Pavia, August 23, 1590 (p. 299, i.e. 209)

Giolito, Gio[vanni] Paolo. Pavia, March 10, 1591 (p. 210)

Picco, Gio[vanni] Francesco. Pavia, October 2, 1591 (p. 211)

Guaita, Francesco. Pavia, October 16, 1591 (p. 212)

(Complimenti Misti)

Ambrogio Figino. Olivola, November 15, 1586 (p. 214)

Scarampa, Vittoria Olivola, July 13, 1584 (p. 215)

Castiglione, Rodolfo di. Casale, March 14, 1586 (p. 217)

Ferretti, [Francesco], Capitano. Olivola, April 10, 1583 (p. 217)

Mariani, Bernardino. Casale, April, 1580 (p. 219)

Berni, Cassandra Leona. Casale (p. 220)

Savoia, Carlo Emanuele. Casale (p. 223)

Pollerani, Bernardino. Olivola, October 17, 1585 (p. 224)

Beccaria, Alfonso. Casale, November 19, 1595 (p. 224)

Ruffa, Stefano. Olivola, February 25, 1587 (p. 225)

Cavallara, Giovan Battista. Casale, March 5, 1581 (p. 226)

id. Casale, June 20, 1581 (p. 227)

Strozzi, Ercole. Casale (p. 227)

San Giuliano, Madamigella. Casale (p. 228)

Testadoro, Andrea. Olivola, July 6, 1587 (p. 231)

Lù, Giovan Francesco. Olivola (p. 231)

Pozzi, Sebastiano. Olivola, July 7, 1587 (p. 232)

id. Olivola, August 13, 1587 (p. 234)

Sala, Ascanio. Olivola, August 14, 1587 (p. 235)

Salmaccia, Alessandro. Olivola, July 27, 1586 (p. 235)

Lollio, Francesco. Casale (p. 236)

Coppa, Lorenzo. Casale, May 16, 1588 (p. 238)

Ruffa, Stefano. Olivola, October 10, 1587 (p. 238)

Papalardi, Gio[vanni] Francesco. Casale (p. 239)

Salmaccia, Alessandro. Casale, May 31, 1586 (p. 241)

Eugenio, Orazio. Olivola, November 29, 1582 (p. 242)

Picco, Cristoforo. Mantova (p. 242)

Ceppo, Cesare. Mantova, October 9, 1560 (p. 244)

Mola, Alessandro. Mantova, January 12, 1562 (p. 246)

Rosamarina, Placido. Casale, January 2, 1586 (p. 249)

Morzanti, Annibale. Casale, November 5, 1587 (p. 250)

Cimilotti, Ercole. Olivola, June 25, 1586 (p. 215)

Filipponi, Bernardino. Olivola, June 26, 1586 (p. 252)

Ingegneri, Angelo. Olivola, May 15, 1587 (p. 252)

Scarampa di Nemours, Ilaria. Olivola, September 7, 1587 (p. 254)

Rozato, Giacomo. Olivola, October 5, 1583 (p. 255)

[Guazzo], Francesca. Saluzzo (p. 256)

Pennalosa, Luigi. Casale, February 12, 1581 (p. 257)

Mola, Alessandro. Olivola, July 10, 1586 (p. 259)

Andreasi, Alessandro. Ozano, September 22, 1580 (p. 260)

Borri, Giacomo. Casale, April 4, 1586 (p. 261)

Rosamarina, Placido. Olivola, July 18, 1585 (p. 263)

Scarampa Nuvoloni, Vittoria. Olivola, January 10, 1587 (p. 265)

Gregorio di San Marzano. Olivola, March 18, 1587 (p. 266)

Gonzaga, Lodovico, Duke of Nevers. Casale, May 15, 1583 (p. 266)

Colli, Maddalena. Mantova (p. 267)

Arrivabene,[Leonardo?], Cavalier. Casale (p. 269)

N. Madonna. Orzano (p. 270)

Borgognoni, Gherardo. Mantova (p. 271)

Della Rovere, [Girolamo], Archbishop. Casale, October 27, 1584 (p. 272)

Mariani, Bernardino. Casale, November 12, 1568 (p. 273)

Casati, Cherubino. Olivola (p. 274)

Ingegneri, Angelo. Olivola, March 17, 1487 [i.e. 1587] (p. 276)

Della Rovere, [Girolamo], Archbishop. Olivola (p. 277)

Sirti, Vincenzo. Casale, January 9, 1577 (p. 277)

Beccaria, Alfonso. Casale, January 3, 1586 (p. 279)

Corona, Pier Francesco. Casale (p. 280)

Casati, Cherubino. Olivola, March 17, 1587 (p. 280)

id. Olivola, April 10, 1587 (p. 281)

Sirti, Vincenzo. Casale, March 28, 1577 (p. 282)

Nemours, Cesare di. Olivola, July 13, 1585 (p. 282)

Vincenzo di Vicenza, Don. Olivola, September 2, 1585 (p. 284)

Gonzaga, Vespasiano. Casale (p. 284)

Visconti, Barbara Pietra. Casale, June 18, 1588 (p. 297)

Nemours, Fr[ancesco] Lodovico di. Casale, June 26, 1588 (p. 288)

Merlo, Antonio. Casale, June 18, 1588 (p. 289)

Cupulla, Girolamo. Casale, June 20, 1588 (p. 290)

Navazzotto, Orazio. Olivola, November 1, 1587 (p. 291)

Guazzo, Agostino. Olivola, June 30, n.y. (p. 292)

Andreasi, [Alessandro]. Olivola, December 17, 1579 (p. 293)

Mola, Alessandro. Ozano, August 30, 1575 (p. 294)

Gregorio di San Marzano. Olivola, August 24, 1587 (p. 295)

Ingegneri, Angelo. Casale, March 23, 1586 (p. 296)

N. Casale (p. 297)

Volpe, Gio[vanni] Matteo. Ozano (p. 298)

Pennalosa, Luigi. Casale (p. 300)

Fontana, Francesco. Olivola (p. 301)

id. (p. 302)

id. Olivola, September 1, 1583 (p. 303)

Casati, Cherubino. Olivola (p. 306)

Ottana, Domenico. Olivola, June 30, 1586 (p. 307)

Guazzo, Carlo. Casale, November 19, 1587 (p. 308)

Paolucci, Tommaso. Olivola, March 7, 1587 (p. 308)

Grazia, Lodovico. Casale, January 23, 1588 (p. 309)

Becio, Francesco. Olivola (p. 310)

Pugiella, Francesco. Olivola, March 7, 1587 (p. 311)

Comero, Giovanni. Mantiva (p. 312)

Nani, Damiano. Mantova, December 15, 1562 (p. 313)

Odrivo, Girolamo (p. 314)

Lù, Gio[vanni] Francesco. Olivola, August 31, 1587 (p. 316)

Nemours, Massimiliano di. Casale, January 28, 1588 (p. 318)

Cimillotti, Ercole. Olivola, June 28, 1587 (p. 318)

Gregorio di San Marzano. Olivola, July 10, 1587 (p. 319)

Curelli, Francesco. Olivola, August 21, 1587 (p. 320)

Ingegneri, Angelo. Casale, May 28, 1586 (p. 320)

Castelli, Domenico. Casale, March 8, 1588 (p. 321)

Rosamarina, Placido. Olivola, August 24, 1586 (p. 322)

[La Ravoire, Baldassare de], Monsignor Della Croce. Casale, April 10, 1588 (p. 324)

Borgogni, Gherardo. Casale, April 23, 1588 (p. 325)

Dovalio, Papiniano. Casale, April 25, 1588 (p. 368, i.e. 328)

Siselli, Pietro. Olivola, October 23, 1583 (p. 327)

Bellinghieri, Tommaso. Casale, June 7, 1566 (p. 328)

Gonzaga, Carlo. Casale, May 24, 1588 (p. 329)

Borgognoni, Gherardo. Casale, May 20, 1588 (p. 330)

Panigarola, [Francesco]. Casale, May 20, 1588 (p. 331)

Gonzaga, Federico. Olivola, July 15, 1588 (p. 332)

Cortandone, Gio[vanni] Antonio di. Casale, June 23, 1588 (p. 334)

Guidoboni, Guidobono. Olivola, June 15, 1588 (p. 335)

N. (p. 338)

Grazia, Lodovico. Casale, June 2, 1588 (p. 339)

Cocito, cavalier. Casale. June 9, 1588 (p. 340)

Stramenzio, Sebastiano. Olivola, July 14, 1588 (p. 341)

Eugenio di San Germano. Casale, May 30, 1586 (p. 342)

Eusebbioni, Enrico. Casale, March 2, 1588 (p. 344)

Gallina, Gio[vanni] Battista. Ozano, August 31, 1580 (p. 346)

Bardelloni, Paolo Emilio. Ozano, July 4, 1580 (p. 347)

Borgogni, Gherardo. Casale, August 20, 1586 (p. 349)

[Henry III, King of France]. Casale, May 10, 1570 (p. 351)

Fisso, Prospero. Olivola, July 28, 1588 (p. 354)

Boronino, Evandro. Olivola, July 28, 1588 (p. 355)

Pietrasanta, Baldassare. Olivola, August 3, 1588 (p. 356)

Fisso, Prospero. Olivola, August 30, 1588 (p. 357)

Capalla, Girolamo. Olivola, August 30, 1588 (p. 358)

[Zibramonti, Aurelio], Bishop of Casale. Olivola, August 30, 1588 (p. 359)

Ceffalo, Giovanni Battista. Olivola, August 28, 1588 (p. 360)

Ferrari, Nicolò. Olivola, September 1, 1588 (p. 361)

Arrivabene, vicario. Casale, October 22, 1588 (p. 363)

Della Rovere, [Giulio?], Cardinal. Casale, November 15, 1588 (p. 364)

Castelli, Domenico. Casale, November 28, 1588 (p. 365)

Panagirola, [Francesco], Bishop of Asti. Casale, December 20, 1588 (p. 367)

Guiscardi, Traiano. Casale, November 28, 1588 (p. 368)

Moizio, Alfonso. Casale, November 28, 1588 (p. 369)

Capalla, Girolamo. Casale, December 7, 1588 (p. 370)

Eugenio da Modena. Casale, December 3, 1588 (p. 371)

Grosso, Bernardino. Olivola, November 20, 1588 (p. 372)

Cornaglia, Guglielmo. Casale, December 17, 1588 (p. 374)

Paniccio, Gio[vanni] Battista. Casale, December 19, 1588 (p. 375)

Castelli, Domenico. Casale (p. 375)

Cornaglia, Guglielmo. Casale, December 31, 1588 (p. 377)

Arrivabene, Lodovico. Casale, January 5, 1589 (p. 378)

Lana, Vincenzo. Casale, January 9, 1589 (p. 379)

Lana, Vincenzo. Casale, January 27, 1589 (p. 380)

[La Ravoire, Baldassare de], Monsignor Della Croce. Casale, January 29, 1589 (p. 381)

Vialardi, Francesco Maria. Casale, January 29, 1589 (p. 382)

[Biandrate di] San Giorgio [Aldobrandini, Gian Francesco], Bishop of Aqui. Casale, February 18, 1589 (p. 383)

Conti, Scipione. Casale. February 19, 1589 (p. 384)

[Savelli, Mariano], Bishop of Costachiaro. Casale, February 19 (p. 385)

Curione, Orazio. Casale, February 21, 1589 (p. 386)

Lana, Giacomo. Casale, February 26, 1589 (p. 387)

Vialardi, Antonio. Casale, February 27, 1589 (p. 389)

Coclé, Monsignor di, Consigliero del Parlamento di Parigi. Casale, March 12, 1589 (p. 389)

Corte, Serafino. Casale, March 12, 1589 (p. 392)

Arrivabene, Lodovico. Casale, March 12, 1589 (p. 392)

Mazzola. Alessandro. Casale, March 12, 1589 (p. 393)

Prati, Isabella. Olivola, August 22, 1589 (p. 394)

id. Olivola, September 6, 1589 (p. 395)

Fisso, Prospero. Olivola, August 25, 1589 (p. 396)

Castelli, Domenico. Casale, September 2, 1589 (p. 398)

Guasco, Annibale. Olivola, September 20, 1589 (p. 399)

Salmaccia, Baldassare. Olivola, September 21, 1589 (p. 400)

Gurioni, Orazio. Olivola, October 16, 1589 (p. 401)

[Guazzo], Olimpia. Olivola, October 18, 1589 (p. 402)

Guazzo, Agostino. Olivola, October 19, 1589 (p. 402)

Paltro, Giovan Francesco. Pavia, November 7, 1589 (p. 403)

Fisso, Prospero. Pavia, November 11, 1589 (p. 404)

Greppo, Domenico. Pavia, November 17, 1589 (p. 405)

[Guazzo], Olimpia. Pavia, November 19, 1589 (p. 407)

Bellone, Angela. Pavia, November 30, 1589 (p.407)

Guarini, Angelo. Pavia, November 30, 1589 (p. 408)

Gonzaga, Federico. Pavia, December 1, 1589 (p. 409)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Da questo Occidente [Casale?], January 23, [1590] (p. 411)

id. Casale, January 25, 1590 (p. 413)

Borgogni, Gherardo. Pavia, February 10, 1590 (p. 414)

Passero, Felice. Pavia, December 16, 1590 (p. 415)

Ferrari, Nicolò. Pavia, Marzo 18, 1590 (p. 416)

Paolucci, Tommaso. Pavia, December 19, 1589 (p. 417)

Casati, Cherubino. Pavia, December 20, 1590 (p. 418)

Castelli, Domenico. Pavia, December 22, 1590 (p. 418)

Gibellino, Ruggiero. Pavia, December 28, 1590 (p. 420)

Denaglio, Papiniano. Pavia, December 27, 1589 (p. 421)

Belloni, Anna. Pavia, January 2, 1590 (p. 422)

Guasco, Annibale. Pavia, February 17, 1590 (p. 423)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Di Casa [Pavia?], February 19, 1590 (p. 425)

Nemours, Cesare di. Pavia. March 21, 1590 (p. 426)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Di Casa [Pavia?], March 8, 1590 (p. 427)

Peschiera, Claudio. Pavia, March 12, 1590 (p. 429)

Giolito de' Ferrari, Giovanni. Pavia, March 15, 1590 (p. 430)

Castelli, Domenico. Pavia, March 19, 1590 (p. 431)

Passero, Felice. Pavia, March 27, 1590 (p. 432)

Guasco, Annibale. Olivola, May 22, 1589 (p. 433)

Clerici, Giacomo. Casale, May 24, 1589 (p. 436)

Castelli, Domenico. Olivola, May 28, 1589 (p. 437)

Curione, Orazio. Olivola, May 29, 1589 (p. 438)

Couqueley, Monsignor di. Casale, May 31, 1589 (p. 439)

Guiscardi, Traiano. Casale, April 20, 1589 (p. 441)

Teggia, Paolo. Olivola, August 10, 1589 (p. 442)

Couqueley, Monsignor di. Olivola, June 18, 1589 (p. 443)

[Gonzaga, Luigi], Duke of Nevers. Casale, June 27, 1589 (p.445)

Sturm, Nikolaus. Olivola, June 30, 1589 (p. 446)

Apostolo, Giovan Francesco. Olivola, June 3, 1589 (p. 447)

Andreasi, Ascanio. Olivola, June 7, 1589 (p. 448)

Arrivabene, Lodovico. Olivola, July 11, 1589 (p. 449)

Ceppo, Cesare. Casale, July 15, 1589 (p. 450)

Carrara, Paolo. Olivola, July 21, 1589 (p. 452)

Castelli, Domenico. Olivola, July 22, 1589 (p. 453)

Fera, Clemente. Olivola, July 23, 1589 (p. 454)

Vialardi, Francesco Maria. January 23, 1589 (p. 455)

Ferrari, abate. Pavia, April 25, 1590 (p. 456)

Beffa Negrini, Antonio. Pavia, April 25, 1590(p. 457)

Capelli, Laura Beatrice. Di Casa [Pavia?], March 31, 1590 (p. 459)

Guidoboni, Guidobone. Pavia, April 1, 1590 (p. 461)

[Guazzo], Gio[vanni] Antonio. Casale, February 10, 1580 (p. 462)

[Zibramonti, Aurelio]. Casale, March 23, 1589 (p. 465)

Dalla Pietra, Gio[vanni] Battista. Olivola, May 7, 1587 (p. 465)

n.r. Casale, May 9, 1589 (p. 466)

Bisolio, Cristoforo. Casale, May 15, 1589 (p. 468)

Baldo, Antonio. Olivola, May 28, 1589 (p. 468)

[Gonzaga, Vespasiano], Duke of Sabbioneta. Pavia, February 9, 1590 (p. 442, i.e. 470)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Pavia, April 9, 1590 (p. 471)

id. Pavia, April 10, 1590 (p. 472)

id. Castellaccio, April 17, 1590 (p. 473)

Rho, Orizia da. Pavia, April 20, 1590 (p. 475)

Gambaloita, Paolo Emilio. Pavia, April 12, 1590 (p. 476)

Sermano, Giovan Battista. Pavia, July 8, 1590 (p. 477)

Cadamosto da Rho, Paola. Pavia, July 10, 1591 (p. 478)

[Guazzo], Olimpia. Pavia, August 6, 1590 (p. 479)

Guasco, Annibale. Pavia, October 2, 1590 (p. 480)

Beffa Negrini, Antonio. Pavia, November 25, 1590 (p. 481)

Nemours, Cesare di. Pavia, November 20, 1590 (p. 483)

Passero, Felice. Pavia, December 23, 1590 (p. 484)

Verga, Giulio. Pavia, December 23, 1590 (p. 485)

Curione, Orazio. Pavia, December 30, 1590 (p. 485)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. January 2, 1591 (p. 486)

Paci, Claudio. Pavia, January 3, 1591 (p. 487)

Ferrari, Paolo. Pavia, January 7, 1591 (p. 488)

Gonzaga, Curzio. Pavia, January 25, 1591 (p. 489)

Pico, Ambrogio. Pavia, January 27, 1591 (p. 490)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Pavia, January 28, 1591 (p. 491)

Rotaria di Nemours, Caterina. Pavia, January 31, 1591 (p. 492)

Beffa Negrini, Antonio. Pavia, February 1, 1591 (p. 493)

Durante, Francesco. Pavia, February 4, 1591 (p. 485)

Torto, [Girolamo]. Pavia, February 7, 1591 (p. 496)

Tasso, Torquato and to Acquapendente, Ludovico. Pavia, March 31, 1591 (p. 496)

Bargagli, Scipione. Pavia, April 1, 1591 (p. 498)

Carpentieri, Onorio. Pavia, April 16, 1591 (p. 499)

Natta, Carlo. Pavia, April 18, 1591 (p. 500)

Natta, Federico. Pavia, April 20, 1591 (p. 502)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Castellaccio, April 10, 1591 (p. 503)

Cimillotti, Ercole. Pavia, May 16, 1991(i.e. 1591) (p. 504)

Torelli, Pompeo. Pavia, May 18, 1591 (p. 504)

Della Torre, Petrino. Pavia, June 7, 1591 (p. 506)

Muratore, Scipione. Pavia, June 19, 1591 (p. 507)

Ceva, Filiberto di. Pavia, July 2, 1591 (p. 508)

Mandelli, Bernardino. Pavia, May 15, 1591 (p. 509)

Delfino, Muzio. Pavia, April 10, 1590 (p. 510)

Barezzi, Barezzo. Pavia, June 24, 1591 (p. 467, i.e. 511)

Lana, Orazio. August 14, 1591 (p. 512)

Vistarini, Alfonso. Ritorbido, August 29, 1591 (p. 514)

Guasco, Annibale. Ritorbido, August 31, 1591 (p. 515)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Pavia, September 5, 1591 (p. 517)

Natta, Federico. Pavia, April 7, 1591 (p. 520)

Carpentiero, Onorio. Pavia, September 10, 1591 (p. 522)

Guasco, Annibale. Pavia, Settembre 14, 1590 (p. 523)

Casoni, Girolamo. Pavia, September 30, 1591 (p. 524)

Beccaria, Angela Bianca. Pavia, September 30, 1591 (p. 525)

[Panagirola, Francesco], Bishop of Asti. Pavia, September 30, 1591 (p. 526)

Beffa Negrini, Antonio. Pavia, September 1, 1591 (p. 528)

Frigio, Giacomo Antonio. Pavia, October 4, 1591 (p. 529)

Guasco, Annibale. Pavia, October 20, 1591 (p. 530)

Spinola, Opicio. Pavia, October 20, 1591 (p. 531)

Ceva, Filiberto di. Pavia, November 16, 1591 (p. 532)

Spinola, Livia. Pavia, November 10, 1591 (p. 533)

Carrara, Paolo. Pavia, November 15, 1591 (p. 534)

Borgogni, Gherardo. November 30, 1591 (p. 535)

Stefano Guazzo, born near Casale di Monferrato, studied law, probably under Andrea Alciati, at the University of Pavia and then found his way into court service, especially for the Gonzaga and Paleologhi families. He accompanied Lodovico Gonzaga to France, where he remained from 1554 to 1561. In that same year he founded at Casale the Accademia degli Illustrati, bearing the name of Elevato (cf. T. Vallauri, Delle società letterarie del Piemonte, Torino, 1904, pp. 30-37).

In 1565 he published a first collection of letters, Lettere volgari di diversi gentiluomini del Monferrato, and in 1574 appeared his most popular work La civil conversazione, which had 24 Italian editions until the end of the century, and was translated into French, Dutch, and English. In 1589 he moved with his son Giovanni Antonio to Pavia, where the latter started to study law. In Pavia he became a member of the Accademia degli Affidati, worked at his epistolary and at a collection of verses, dedicated to Angela Bianca Beccaria, which was published posthumously under the title Ghirlanda at Genoa in 1595 (cf. G. Patrizi, Stefano Guazzo, in: “Dizionario biografico degli Italiani”, Roma, 2003, LX, pp. 534-38).

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