Francesco da, called by some authors Francesco Tafani, one of the best poets of his age, was born at Barberino, in Tuscany, in the year 1264. His mother was a native of Florence; and he settled in that city, where he followed the profession of the law, and became distinguished for the beauty of his poetry. The greater part of his works are lost; but that which is entitled Documenti d'Amore, a moral poem calculated to instruct those in their duty who have a regard for glory, virtue, and eternity, has had a better fate. It was published at Rome in quarto in 1640, by Frederic Ubaldi, who prefixed a life of the author; to which he added a glossary to explain the obsolete words it contains. Barberino died in 1348.

a town of Tuscany, in Italy, situated at the foot of the Apennines. Lat. 43. 33. N. Long. 11. 18. E.