Talk:Petrarch's library

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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, now in the public domain.

[edit] Article needs cleanup

This article is virtually copied from a couple of public domain sources, linked to in the "notes" section, without proper attribution. This needs to be thoroughly rewritten. --Akhilleus (talk) 05:32, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plagiarism

Compare our text: "When Petrarch broke up his personal collections at Parma and Vaucluse he had formed the habit of travelling with large bales of manuscripts in a long cavalcade. In his middle age he became tired of carrying his large collection of manuscripts and books around in his extensive travels. He came to the conclusion that he would offer his collection of manuscripts to the Republic of Venice, on condition that it should be properly housed, and should never be sold or divided. This was in exchange for a permanent residence that he and his daughter's family could live in."

And that of Elton & Elton, The Great Book-Collectors: "Towards the end of his life Petrarch became tired of carrying his books about. When he broke up the libraries at Parma and Vaucluse he had formed the habit of travelling with bales of manuscripts in a long cavalcade; but he determined afterwards to offer the collection to Venice, on condition that it should be properly housed, and should never be sold or divided. The offer was accepted by the Republic, and the Palazzo Molina was assigned as a home for the poet and his books."

Thankfully, Elton & Elton is out of copyright, so there is no legal problem here; but there is exact and nearly exact quotation here without an indication of quotation or proper attribution; this is plagiarism. --Akhilleus (talk) 17:50, 11 July 2007 (UTC)