Giovanni Battista Giraldi

Giovanni Battista Giraldi (November^[1] 1504 – 30 December 1573) was an Italian novelist and poet. He appended the nickname Cinthio to his name and is commonly referred to by that name (which is also rendered as Cynthius, Cintio or, in Italian, Cinzio).

^ The Bibliophile Dictionary: A Biographical Record of the Great Authors, The Minerva Group, Inc., 2003: "Giraldi, Giovanni Battista"

[1] The Bibliophile Dictionary: A Biographical Record of the Great Authors, The Minerva Group, Inc., 2003: "Giraldi, Giovanni Battista"

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