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The I Tatti Everyday Renaissance Library is a book series published by the Tatti 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".^[1]

The series is named after the Villa I Tatti in Florence, which houses the Center for Italian Renaissance Studies of Harvard University.

Publication history

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
- Volume 3 available in 2018
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: Books I-IV, Flavio Biondo, ed. and trans. Jeffrey A. White, 2005
- Volume 2: Books V–VIII, 2016
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
- Volume 2: Parmenides, Part 1, ed. and trans. Maude Vanhaelen, 2012
- Volume 2: Parmenides, Part 2, ed. and trans. Maude Vanhaelen, 2012
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: Books I–V, Giovanni Boccaccio, ed. and trans. Jon Solomon, 2011
- Volume 2: Books VI–X, 2017
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
Dialectical Disputations, Volume 1: Book I, Lorenzo Valla, ed. and trans. Brian P. Copenhaver and Lodi Nauta, 2012
- Volume 2: Books II-III, 2012
Dialogues, Volume 1: Charon and Antoninus, Giovanni Pontano, ed. and trans. Julia Haig Gaisser, 2012
- Volume 2: Actius, 2020
- Volume 3: Aegidius and Asinus, 2020
Poems, Michael Tarchaniota Marullus, trans. Charles Fantazzi, 2012
Latin Poetry, Girolamo Fracastoro, trans. James Gardner, 2013
Notable Men and Women of Our Time, Paolo Giovio, ed. and trans. Kenneth Gouwens, 2013
On Exile, Francesco Filelfo, ed. Jeroen De Keyser, trans. W. Scott Blanchard, 2013
On Methods, Volume 1: Books I-II, Jacopo Zabarella, ed. and trans. John P. McCaskey, 2013
- Volume 2: Books III-IV. On Regressus, 2014
On the World and Religious Life, Coluccio Salutati, trans. Tina Marshall 2014
On Married Life. Eridanus, Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, trans. Roman Luke 2014
The Lepanto Battel, ed. and trans. Elizabeth R. Wright, Sarah Spence, Andrew Lemons, 2014
Political Writings, Coluccio Salutati, ed. Stefano U. Baldassarri, trans. Rolf Bagemihl,, 2014
Correspondence, Lorenzo Valla, ed. and trans. Brendan Cook, 2014
Life and Early Travels, Cyriacus of Ancona, ed. and trans. Charles Mitchell, Edward W. Bodnar, Clive Foss, 2015
On Dionysius the Areopagite, Volume 1: Mystical Theology and The Divine Names, Part I, Marsilio Ficino, ed. and trans. Michael J. B. Allen, 2015
- Volume 2: The Divine Names, Part II, 2015
Apologetic Writings, Girolamo Savonarola, ed. and trans. M. Michèle Mulchahey, 2015
Fiammetta. Paradise, Ugolino Verino, ed. and trans. Allan M. Wilson, 2016
The Greek Classics, Aldus Manutius, ed. and trans. N. G. Wilson, 2016
A Translator’s Defense, Giannozzo Manetti, ed. Myron McShane, trans. Mark Young, 2016
My Secret Book, Petrarch, ed. and trans. Nicholas Mann, 2016
Angelinetum and Other Poems, Giovanni Marrasio, trans. Mary P. Chatfield, 2016
Rome in Triumph, Volume 1: Books I–II, Flavio Biondo, ed. Maria Agata Pincelli, trans. Frances Muecke, 2016
Selected Letters, Volume 1, Petrarch, trans. Elaine Fantham, 2017
- Volume 2 available in 2017
Humanism and the Latin Classics, Aldus Manutius, ed. and trans. John N. Grant, 2017
Against the Jews and the Gentiles: Books I–IV, Giannozzo Manetti, ed. Stefano U. Baldassarri, Daniela Pagliara, trans. David Marsh, 2017
Commentary on Plotinus, Volume 4: Ennead III, Part 1, Marsilio Ficino, ed. and trans. Stephen Gersh, 2017
- Volume 5: Ennead III, Part 2, and Ennead IV, 2018
Latin Poetry, Ludovico Ariosto, ed. and trans. Dennis Looney, D. Mark Possanza, 2018
On Human Worth and Excellence, Giannozzo Manetti, ed. and trans. Brian P. Copenhaver, 2019
Greek and Latin Poetry, Poliziano, ed. and trans. Peter E. Knox, 2019
The Virtues and Vices of Speech, Giovanni Pontano, ed. and trans. G. W. Pigman III, 2019
Lives of the Milanese Tyrants, Pier Candido Decembrio, ed. Massimo Zaggia, trans. Gary Ianziti, 2019
Miscellanies, Volume 1, Poliziano, ed. and trans. Andrew R. Dyck, Alan Cottrell, 2020
- Volume 2 available in 2020
Life of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Oration, Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, ed. and trans. Brian P. Copenhaver with Michael J. B. Allen, 2022
Eclogues. Garden of the Hesperides, Giovanni Pontano, ed. and trans. Luke Roman, 2022
Portraits of Learned Men, Paolo Giovio, ed. and trans. Kenneth Gouwens, 2023
Biographical and Autobiographical Writings, Leon Battista Alberti, trans. Martin McLaughlin, 2023