Project Gutenberg 2015-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 192 Florio, John 1625 Florio, Giovanni Florio, Iohn Giardino di Ricreatione Produced by Greg Lindahl, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, Carl Hudkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Giardino di Ricreatione" by Giovanni Florio is a collection of Italian proverbs and sayings written during the late 16th century. The work compiles six thousand entries of folk wisdom encapsulating various aspects of life and culture in Italy, serving both as an educational resource for language learners and an entertaining anthology for curious minds. Florio's aim is to celebrate the beauty of the Italian language while providing insights into human nature and social relationships. At the start of the work, Florio expresses his dedication to a noble patron, highlighting the reasons behind dedicating his collection to such individuals, including gratitude and acknowledgment of support received. He reflects on the past successes of his earlier works and aims to present a more refined edition filled with additional proverbs that he has gathered over time. The introduction sets a tone of humility and sincerity, inviting readers to explore the rich tapestry of Italian language and wisdom woven through these adages. Florio's use of proverbs showcases the wit and practicality of Italian vernacular, hinting at the depth of cultural knowledge contained within the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. it Proverbs, Italian PC Text IT Folklore Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Language & Communication 381089 2025-07-19T12:06:58.431830 text/html 368918 2024-10-24T17:10:06 text/html 249627 2025-07-19T12:07:06.772840 application/epub+zip 247351 2025-07-19T12:06:59.518811 application/epub+zip 201597 2025-07-19T12:06:58.959880 application/epub+zip 389197 2025-07-19T12:07:10.928814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468163 2025-07-19T12:07:06.227848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422643 2022-09-22T05:03:47.163086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305853 2025-07-19T12:06:57.039861 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286065 2024-10-24T17:10:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17132 2025-07-19T12:07:11.060757 application/rdf+xml 15147 2025-07-19T12:06:59.077824 image/jpeg 2620 2025-07-19T12:06:59.020823 image/jpeg 219845 2025-07-19T12:06:58.470865 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia