%0 Journal Article
%T Petrarch¡¯s ¡°Original¡± of the <i>Fragmenta</i> 1362-1558: from Boccaccio to Rovillio¡¯s third printing
%A H. Wayne Storey
%J Humanist Studies & the Digital Age
%D 2011
%I University of Oregon Libraries
%R 10.5399/uo/hsda.1.1.1231
%X This essay questions the use of the term original to refer to Petrarch¡¯s partial holograph of the Fragmenta (Vaticano Latino 3195) by examining the essential scribal change of register, from ¡°fair¡± to ¡°service¡± copy, that the poet imposed upon the still unsewn quires. Especially for an author like Petrarch, keen upon revising minute details of his lyrics and upon authorizing an ¡°edition¡± of his own work, a fair copy produced by a professional copyist under his supervision was, as we see in much of Latino 3195 and in professional copies of other works supervised by the poet, a key component of his ¡°original.¡± Examining four integrated critical and material approaches to Petrarch¡¯s work not only in the partial holograph but also in early codices and early printed editions, this study analyzes the utility of early fair copies in tracing the ¡°original¡± of the Fragmenta.
%U http://journals.oregondigital.org/hsda/article/view/1231