Humanistic traditions and critical editing. The example of Cic. fam. 9, 22

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  • Giancarlo Reggi Société Internationale des Amis de Cicéron

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13135/2532-5353/13931

Keywords:

Cicero, Critical Edition, Cic. fam. 9,22, Medieval tradition, Humanistic manuscripts,, Translation into Italian and commentary

Abstract

In the preface to the 1969 Italian edition of Scribes and Scholars, G. Billanovich argued that to produce truly critical editions, it would be necessary to compile a comprehensive census of the manuscripts and then attempt to profile the individuals hidden behind the codices and their variant readings. In the case of the Epistulae ad Familiares, this undertaking promises to be a long one: the census does exist, thanks to M. D. Reeve, who inventoried no fewer than 364 manuscripts, excluding anthologies; the rest remains to be done. While this article focuses on the edition of just a single letter (fam. 9, 22) and examines 70 mss, these are enough to reveal the names of Manuel Chrysoloras and Gasparino Barzizza, alongside those of Coluccio Salutati, Niccolò Niccoli, and Guiniforte Barzizza. A critical edition of this Ciceronian letter is provided, accompanied by an Italian translation and explanatory notes offering new insights.

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Author Biography

Giancarlo Reggi, Société Internationale des Amis de Cicéron

Giancarlo Reggi, nato a Sorengo (Svizzera) nel 1948, dopo la Laurea in Lettere classiche conseguita all’Università Cattolica di Milano, ha insegnato latino e greco al Liceo cantonale di Bellinzona dal 1974 al 1977, poi, dal 1977 al 2013, al Liceo cantonale di Lugano 1. Studioso di filologia classica, i suoi interessi vertono principalmente su Cicerone, sulla storiografia greco-latina, sulla filologia medioevale e umanistica (in particolare per fam.). È membro scientifico della SIAC. È stato a lungo membro del consiglio direttivo dell’Associazione Biblioteca Salita di Frati di Lugano, con responsabilità del periodico annuale «Fogli», rivista di bibliografia, bibliologia e storia del libro, biblioteconomia

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Published

2026-06-30

How to Cite

Reggi, G. (2026). Humanistic traditions and critical editing. The example of Cic. fam. 9, 22. Ciceroniana On Line, 10(1), 235–292. https://doi.org/10.13135/2532-5353/13931

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): CICERONIANA ON LINE 2026 X, 1

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