INDEXAbelard,19n.,152Acedia,429sqq.Æneid,allegorical significance of,as viewed by Petrarch,233sqq.,438Africa,Petrarch's epic,23,274sq.;first conceived,70;submitted and dedicated to Robert of Naples,72;work resumed upon,74and n.,450sqq."Age of despots,"107,332Agrippa, Marcus,303Aix-la-Chapelle,300sq.Allegorical significance of theÆneid,233sqq.,438Allegory,Petrarch's mediæval conceptions of,233sq.,261sq.,438.Ancient views of life,227Ancisa,65Annotations,Petrarch's,29,33,437Anthony, St.,318Antidotes for Good and Evil Fortune,22;dedicated to Azzo di Correggio,110Antiquity,Petrarch's love for,64Archia, Pro,Petrarch's discovery of,345Ardennes, Forest of,305Arezzo,61,138and n.Aristotelians,Petrarch attacks,39sq.Aristotle,Ethicsof,35,40;authority of, in Middle Ages,37sq.;works of, brought to Western Europe,38;Petrarch's opinion of,37sqq.,219sq.,237;on origin of poetry,262Arno,138Arnold, Matthew,his view of fame,404Arquà,128Astrologers,42sq.Augustine, St.,317,321sq.;interlocutor in Petrarch'sSecret,18,93sqq.,415sqq.;influence of his teaching,92and n.;Petrarch's spiritual guide,92,280sq.;his opinion of Plato quoted,282Augustus, Cæsar,59,321,447Autobiography,Petrarch's,65sqq.,76,413sqq.Autograph-mongers,52Averroes,212,214sqq.,383Averroists,Petrarch'srencontrewith,211sqq.,214sqq.,215n.Avignon,79sq.;seat of papal court,65,85sqq.;Petrarch's removal to,65;his dislike of,69;description of,86sq.;removal from,119Azzo di Correggio,83,107sqq.,110Babylonish Captivity,65sq.,85sq.Basle edition of Petrarch's works,iv.,21n.,115Benedict, St.,393Benefices,83sq.,110sq.Bergamo,goldsmith of,169sqq.;Petrarch's visit to,173sqq.;Best Form of Government, The,Petrarch's,127Boccaccio, Giovanni,Petrarch's first meeting with,115,189sq.;Petrarch's estimate of,206sqq.;his letters to Petrarch,158;his library,394sq.;his complaints,395sq.;visits Petrarch at Venice,287, n. 3;embassy of, to Avignon,320;burns his Italian verses,199sqq.;forewarned of approaching death,387sqq.;bidden to renounce literature,388sqq.;would persuade Petrarch to give up work,457sqq.;possible author of letter from shade of Homer,295n.Boëthius,321,322and notes 1, 2Bologna,66;Petrarch studies at,81;one student of Homer at,259Bologna, Giovanni Andrea di,279n.;ignorance of, rebuked,279sqq.,287, n. 1Books,copying of, in the Middle Ages,26sqq.Bryce, James,334Burckhardtgives currency to idea of Renaissance,6,9Canzoniere,Petrarch's, editions of,23sq.;as an expression of Petrarch's thought,15sq.,231.See alsoSonnetsCapitol, the,Petrarch's address upon,105sq.Capra, Henry,172Carpentras,Petrarch's schooling at,66,80sq.Carrara, Giacomo of,75and n.,114;invites Petrarch to Padua,74sq.Cato,135Charles IV.,Emperor, his letter to Petrarch,158;campaign of, in Italy,363,364and n.;visits Italy,369;retreat from Italy,376sq.;attitude of, toward Rienzo,337;his relations with Petrarch,125,376,377n.;invites Petrarch to Prague,386;Petrarch's letter to, urging him to hasten to Italy,361sq.;Petrarch's attitude toward,358;Petrarch accompanies him beyond Piacenza,375.See alsoEmperorCharles the Great,300Children of Petrarch,62n.Cicero,Petrarch's appreciation of,229sqq.,232;Petrarch's views concerning character of,147,239sqq.,244sqq.,249sqq.;concerning works of,135,137,141,244,247,249sqq.,282;influence of, on Petrarch,50,141,231,330;letters from Petrarch to,239sqq.,249sqq.;Petrarch discovers a portion of letters of,111,230n.,239n.;copies a MS. of,276sqq.;defends from supposed attack of Sidonius,141sqq.;lost works of,251;Old Ageof,461Classics,copies of, not uncommon in thirteenth century,25;neglect of, in Middle Ages,25sq.,228;Petrarch's appreciation of,228sqq.Coins,Roman, presented to the Emperor by Petrarch,371sq.Cologne,Petrarch's visit to,301sqq.;literary spirits in,302;cathedral of,304Colonna,seeColonnesiColonnesi,patrons of Petrarch,67;Giacomo Colonnabefriends Petrarch,67,84;takes him to Gascony,68,85;Petrarch's premonition of death of,44sqq.;Giovanni Colonna, Cardinal,68,70sq.;Stephano Colonna,69Coluccio Salutati,letters of, to Petrarch,158Commensal chaplain,Petrarch's position as,68, n. 3Confessions,Petrarch's,18,93,412sqq.Confessions,of Augustine,316sq.Convennevole,80sq.,103Copyists,151;faithlessness of,27sq.;scarcity of,275sq.Coronation of Petrarch as poet,101sqq.,105;importance of,106sq.;origin of custom,103sq.,444sq.Correggio,family of,73;Azzo di,83,107sqq.;Petrarch's friendship for,110Correspondence,obstacles in way of, in Middle Ages,51sqq.Correspondence,Petrarch's, divisions of,153.See alsoLettersCritic,Petrarch recognised as a,166Critical editions of classics,absence of, in fourteenth century,24sq.Criticism,want of, in Middle Ages,35sq.Culex,201Dante,friend of Petracco,181;political views of,333sq.;attitude toward Rome,98sq.;on result of personal acquaintance,407n.;on allegory,234;Petrarch disclaims all jealousy of,178sqq.;eulogises,181sqq.;Petrarch's estimate of,175sqq.,203Death,Petrarch's,128,468n.;meditation on,421sqq.Decameron,191sq.Declamationsof Seneca,188Defensor Pacis,334Despots,Petrarch's relations with,107,119sqq.;as patrons of the Humanists,107,360sq.,435Dialectic,Petrarch's attitude toward,217,221sqq.Dialecticians,210,217sqq.,414Diogenes,220Dionisio da Borgo San Sepolcro,307n.Diplomatic missions of Petrarch,124sqq.,459sqq.Disease of writing,164sqq.Display,Petrarch deprecates,61Divine Comedy, The,175sqq.,182sqq.See alsoDanteDoctorsfall to writing verses,166Dreams,Petrarch's view of,43sqq.Dress,Petrarch's love of,78sq.;indecent, of certain Italians,465Ecloguesof Petrarch,266,268Editing of Petrarch's letters,155sq.See alsoLettersEmperor,Petrarch's audience with,370sqq.;viewed as a patron of literature,360sq.See alsoEmpire, and Charles IV.Empire, the,Petrarch's conception of,99,333sq.,350sqq.,353and n.See alsoRomeEnnius,274,461Epicurus,137Epistolæ, de Rebus Familiaribus,153;de Rebus Senilibus,154;sine Titulo,66n.,154;Variæ,153sq.See alsoLettersErasmus,letters of,55Etymologies,mediæval,35sq.Etymologiesof Isidore of Seville,36,263Eye-glasses,60and n.Fame,impossibility of acquiring, during one's lifetime,405sqq.;Petrarch's longing for,18,255,404sqq.,449sqq."Fantastic,"applied to Rienzo,337, n. 1Father, a,upbraids Petrarch for misleading his son,164sq.Finibus, De,Cicero's,221Florentines,Petrarch's estimate of,116sq.;Dante's view of,117, n. 2;offer Petrarch chair in their university,115;admirers of Petrarch among,49;students of Homer among,259Fountain of the Sorgue,69,265,324,342Fracassetti, Giuseppe,iv.,155France,Petrarch's visits to,68,125sq.,460Francesca,Petrarch's daughter,62, n.Francesco,Petrarch's grandson,62, n.Frederick II.,his opinion of the Italians,116French popes,85sq.Gaspary,17German emperors in Italy,333Germany,Petrarch visits,68,299sq.Ghent,300Gherardo,Petrarch's brother,78sq.;his religious admonitions,396sqq.;letter to, on the nature of poetry,261sqq.Ghibelline views,333Giovanni Andrea di Bologna,279sqq.,287, n. 1Giovanni,Petrarch's son,62n.,395n.Goldsmith of Bergamo,169sqq.Grammarian of Vicenza,243sqq.Grandes compagnies,126,331, n. 3Greater Greece,299Greek literature,forgotten in Middle Ages,9;Petrarch's slight knowledge of,34,sq.,237,253Greek studiesin Petrarch's day,253, n. 3Greeks,Petrarch asserts inferiority of, to Latins,299sq.Gregory the Great,393;condemns literature,381Griselda,story of,191sqq.;effects of the tale,195sqq.Guglielmo di Pastrengo,letters of, to Petrarch,158Hæmus, Mount,308Hannibal,314,321,367Hellenic influencesin modern education,237Henry VII.,368History,Petrarch's fondness for,64Holy Land,Petrarch describes the journey to,297sq.Holy Roman Empire,99,333sq.,350sqq.,353and n.See alsoRomeHomer,letter to,253sqq.;Latin translation of,253sq.;imitated by Virgil,256sqq.,293;students of, in Italy in fourteenth century,259sq.Humanism,origin of,10sq.,227;furthered by Petrarch,238sq.,278sqq.Humanistic conditions,general in fourteenth century,242,250sqq.,259sq.,275sq.,279sqq.,287sqq.Humanists,means of support of,83Ideals,conflict of, in Petrarch's mind,91sqq.,381sqq.,413sqq.Illegitimate children of Petrarch,62n.Innocent VI.,119Isidore of Seville,36,263Isocrates,132and n.Itinerarium Syriacum,297sq.Italian language,Petrarch's opinion of,177sq.,188,197sqq.,207sq.;Petrarch's reasons for giving up writing in,183,185sqq.,207sq.Italian prose,none from Petrarch's pen,50sq.Italian verses of Petrarch,13sqq.,79Italy,disorder in,331sq.,385;Petrarch's love for,299Jacques de Vitry,93and n.Jerome,264,272,392John, King of France,125,460John the Baptist,feast of,301sqq.John of Salisbury,223, n.,228,467, n.Journeys,frequency of Petrarch's,84.See alsoTravelsJubilee of 1350,114sq.Julius Cæsar,352"Lælius,"68, n. 2,158Lapo da Castiglionchio,letter to,275sqq.Latin literature,renewed interest in,10sq.;not unknown in Middle Ages,228Latin worksof Petrarch,21sqq.,24;editions of,23;well-nigh forgotten,14sq.Laura,61sq. and n.,87sqq.,94,130n.,315and n.;want of knowledge of,90and n. 2;death of,88;genuineness of Petrarch's love for,89sqq.,439sqq.Laurel crown, the,Petrarch's desire for,100sq.,444sq.;his praise of,106; invitations to receive,70sq.,100sqq.,offered by King Robert,72; received at Rome,73,105sq.Law,Petrarch's study of,66,81; his attitude toward,67,82;his use of,82sq.Lawyersturn to writing verses,166; conceit of,410Letters,Petrarch's character of,50,55; influence of,238sq.;