Salutati was chancellor of Florence near the end of Petrarch’s life. They were both humanists before everyone else was a humanist. Kind of like being a hipster before everyone else was a hipster. Apart from stalking Petrarch, Salutati rediscovered many original Greek and Latin texts and perfected what is now known as the Times New Roman font. I kid you not.
And yes, he so hid in trees above Petrarch.
“I am anti-Aristotle, only when Aristotle is anti-common sense” – Petrarch.
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