"Giambattista Gelli (1498–1563) was a Florentine man of letters, from an artisan background. He is known for his works of the 1540s, Capricci del bottaio and ...
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La Circe, which are ethical and philosophical dialogues. Other works were the plays La sporta (1543) and L'errore (1556).
In his historical writings, Gelli was influenced by the late 15th-century forgeries of Annio da Viterbo, which purported to provide evidence from ancient texts to show that Tuscany had been founded by Noah and his descendants after the Deluge." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.05.2021)
