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Name
  
Giambattista Gelli


Died
  
1563, Florence, Italy

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Books
  
The Circe of Signior Giovanni Battista Gelli ...: Consisting of Ten Dialogues Between Men Transformed Into Beasts ..., Circe

Giambattista Gelli (1498–1563) was a Florentine man of letters, from an artisan background. He is known for his works of the 1540s, Capricci del bottaio and La Circe, which are ethical and philosophical dialogues. Other works were the plays La sporta (1543) and L'errore (1556).

In his historical writings, Gelli was influenced by the late 15th-century forgeries of Annio da Viterbo, which purported to provide evidence from ancient texts to show that Tuscany had been founded by Noah and his descendants after the Deluge.

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