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Filippo Villani (fl. end of the 14th and the beginning of the 15th century) was a chonicler of Florence. Son of the chronicler Matteo Villani, he extended the original Nuova Cronica of his uncle Giovanni Villani down to 1382.

Career

Filippo Villani held a chair of jurisprudence in the Studio at Florence in 1361.¹ He was also appointed chancellor of the medieval commune of Perugia in 1377, and would remain in office for the next six years.¹ In his old age, he spent his time in Florence as public reader of the Divine Comedy by the Florentine Dante Alighieri (1265–1321).¹ Accepting this job in 1392, he was given an annual stipend of 150 gold florins.²

Work

Villani's chronicles were approved by the Chancellor of Florence, Coluccio Salutati (1331–1406), who made corrections to the work and added commentary.¹ The second edition of Villani's histories came out in either 1395 or 1396.² Filippo Villani's portion includes details of the lives of many Florentine artists and musicians, including Giotto and Francesco Landini.

Notes

References

• Selby, Talbot R. "Filippo Villani and his Vita of Guido Bonatti," Renaissance News (Volume 11, Number 4, 1958): 243–248.

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