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All statements in this paper are taken from the “Life of Benvenuto Cellini.” newly translated into English by John Addington Symonds, New York, Charles Scribner Sons, 1918. Cellini’s autobiography, which circulated in manuscript, was first printed in 1730. There are six old editions of the book as follows: (1) Antonio Cocchi’s edition was printed at Naples in 1730, with the imprint Colonia; (2) G. Palamede Carpani’s was printed in three volumes at Milan, Società Tipografica de Classici Italiani, in 1806; (3) Francesco Tassi’s appeared at Florence, Guglielmo Piatti, in three volumes in 1829; (4) Guiseppe Molini’s appeared at Florence, Tipografica all’Insegna di Dante, in two volumes, in 1832. This edition was preceded by a duodecimo text published by Molini on December 30, 1830, simultaneously with Tassi’s; [When Molini compared Tassi’s text with the Laurentian MS, he saw that there was room for a third edition (that of 1832), more exact than either]. (5) B. Bianchi’s appeared at Florence, Le Monnier, one volume, in 1852; (6) that of Eugeniio Camerini, Milian, Sonzogno, in 1886, is a popular reprint, with an introduction and some additional notes.