Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,591,391,948 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Guarino da Verona

   Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
Guarino da Verona (gwärē`nō dä vārô`nä), 1374?–1460, Italian humanist, considered the greatest teacher of his time. Associated with several universities, he translated various Greek and Latin classics and wrote a Latin grammar (1487).


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Soon thereafter, in 1429, he induced Guarino da Verona to come to Ferrara as tutor to the then twenty-two year old Leonello, "so that," a contemporary chronicler tells us, "through the studia humanitatis he might thoroughly polish and ornament Leonello's spirit.
1) Court humanists dedicated Latin ekphrases and Italian verse to Pisanello's art, starting with Guarino da Verona in 1427, followed by Ulisse degli Aleotti, Angelo Galli, Tito Vespasiano Strozzi, Basinio da Parma, Leonardo Dati and Porcellio.
His early translators included Guarino da Verona, Giovanni Aurispa, Leon Battista Alberti, Lapo da Castiglionchio, Rinucci da Castiglione, Poggio Bracciolini and Lilius Tifernas (chapter 1).
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.