relic-collectors

Updated: June 2, 2025

Petrarch, who was brought hither by King Robert, planted another, which existed in the time of Sannazaro, but was destroyed by relic-collectors in the last century. A branch was sent to Frederick the Great by the Margravine of Baireuth, with some verses by Voltaire.

- Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 : Italy, Sicily, and Greece, Part Two