The I Tatti Renaissance Library is a book series published by the Harvard University Press, which aims to present important works of Italian Renaissance Latin Literature to a modern audience by printing the original Latin text on each left-hand leaf (verso), and an English translation on the facing page (recto). The idea was initially conceived by Walter Kaiser, former professor of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard and director of the Villa I Tatti. Its goal is to be the Italian Renaissance version of the Loeb Classical Library. James Hankins, Professor of History at Harvard University, is the General Editor.
Many of the books in the series have never been translated into English before, and the series promises to increase the understanding of the Renaissance among the general public and non-specialist historians by making primary sources accessible, thus giving a window into the minds of Renaissance thinkers themselves.
The books of The I Tatti Renaissance Library have a consistent appearance: a pale blue cover, analogous to the red (Latin) or green (Greek) books in the Loeb Classical Library. They are, however, closer in size to a standard hardcover book than to the pocket-sized books of the Loeb series. A typeface named "ITRL", based on the work of Renaissance typographer Nicolas Jenson, was specially designed for the series. The books are notable for their overall readability. Anthony Grafton said of the Latin texts: "though not full, critical editions, [they] are correct, well punctuated and readable. The English translations have an unusual clarity, elegance and precision" (see article under External links).
The series is named after the Villa I Tatti, which houses the Center for Italian Renaissance Studies of Harvard University.
Famous Women, Giovanni Boccaccio, ed. and trans. Virginia Brown, 2001
Paperback available in 2003
History of the Florentine People, Volume 1, Leonardo Bruni, ed. and trans. James Hankins, 2001
Volume 2 available in 2004
Volume 3 available in 2007, trans. James Hankins and D.J.W. Bradley
Platonic Theology, Volume 1, Marsilio Ficino, ed. James Hankins, trans. Michael J.B. Allen, 2001
Volume 2 available in 2002
Volume 3 available in 2003
Volume 4 available in 2004
Volume 5 available in 2005
Volume 6 available in 2006
Humanist Educational Treatises, ed. and trans. Craig W. Kallendorf, 2002
Paperback available in 2008
On Discovery, Polydore Vergil, ed. and trans. Brian P. Copenhaver, 2002
Biographical Writings, Giannozzo Manetti, ed. and trans. Stefano U. Baldassarri and Rolf Bagemihl, 2003
Momus, Leon Battista Alberti, ed. Virginia Brown, ed. and trans. Sarah Knight, 2003
Commentaries, Volume 1, Pius II, ed. Margaret Meserve and Marcello Simonetta, 2004
Volume 2 available in 2007
Invectives, Francesco Petrarca, ed. and trans. David Marsh, 2004
Paperback available in 2008
Later Travels, Cyriac of Ancona, ed. and trans. Edward W. Bodnar, 2004
Short Epics, Maffeo Vegio, ed. and trans. James Hankins and Michael C.J. Putnam, 2004
Silvae, Angelo Poliziano, ed. and trans. Charles Fantazzi, 2004
Humanist Comedies, ed. and trans. Gary R. Grund, 2005
Italy Illuminated, Volume 1, Flavio Biondo, ed. and trans. Jeffrey A. White, 2005
Lyric Poetry. Etna, Pietro Bembo, ed. and trans. Mary P. Chatfield, trans. Betty Radice, 2005
Baiae, Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, ed. and trans. Dennis G. Rodney, 2006
Letters, Volume 1, Angelo Poliziano, ed. and trans. Shane Butler, 2006
Baldo, Volume 1, Teofilo Folengo, ed. and trans. Ann E. Mullaney, 2007
Volume 2 available in 2008
Ciceronian Controversies, ed. Joann Dellaneva, trans. Brian Duvick, 2007
History of Venice, Volume 1, Pietro Bembo, ed. and trans. Robert W. Ulery, Jr., 2007
Volume 2 available in 2008
Volume 3 available in 2009
On The Donation of Constantine, Lorenzo Valla, ed. and trans. G. W. Bowersock, 2007
Paperback available in 2008
Commentaries on Plato, Volume 1: Phaedrus and Ion, Marsilio Ficino, ed. and trans. Michael J. B. Allen, 2008
Essays and Dialogues, Bartolomeo Scala, ed. and trans. Renee Neu Watkins, 2008
Lives of the Popes, Volume 1: Antiquity, Bartolomeo Platina, ed. and trans. Anthony F. d' Elia, 2008
Poems, Cristoforo Landino, ed. and trans. Mary P. Chatfield, 2008
Writings on Church and Reform, Nicholas of Cusa, ed. and trans. Thomas M. Izbicki, 2008
Christiad, Marco Girolamo Vida, ed. and trans. James Gardner, 2009
Latin Poetry, Jacopo Sannazaro, ed. and trans. Michael C. J. Putnam, 2009
Odes, Francesco Filelfo, ed. and trans. Diana Robin, 2009
Republics and Kingdoms Compared, Aurelio Lippo Brandolini, ed. and trans. James Hankins, 2009
Book on Music, Florentius De Faxolis, ed. and trans. Bonnie J. Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens, 2010
The Hermaphrodite, Antonio Beccadelli, ed. and trans. Holt Parker, 2010
Sacred Painting. Museum, Federico Borromeo, ed. and trans. Kenneth S. Rothwell, Jr., 2010
Genealogy of the Pagan Gods, Volume 1, Giovanni Boccaccio, ed. and trans. Jon Solomon, 2011
Humanist Tragedies, ed. and trans. Gary R. Grund, 2011
Letters to Friends, Bartolomeo Fonzio, ed. Alessandro Daneloni, trans. Martin Davies, 2011
Modern Poets, Lilio Gregorio Giraldi, ed. and trans. John N. Grant, 2011
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