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CORIO

Volume 7 · 60 words · 1860 Edition

Bernardino (1459–1519), an Italian historian, born of an illustrious family at Milan. He was secretary of state to that duchy; and was employed by Ludovico, duke of Sforza, to write the history of his native town. The best edition of his history (Milan, 1503, folio) is very scarce. Corio wrote also Vitae Caesarum, and a poem entitled Utile Dialogo Amoroso.