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Il Puttino is a book[1] published by Alessandro Salvio in 1634, full title:

IL PVTTINO Altramente detto, IL CAVALIERO ERRANTE DEL SALVIO, Sopra il gioco de'Scacchi, con la sua Apologia contra il Carrera,[2] diuiso in tre Libri. IN NAPOLI, Nella Stampa di Gio: Domenico Montanaro. 1634. Con licenza de'Superiori.

Sfida scacchistica alla corte del Re di Spagna showing Giovanni Leonardo ("Il Puttino") at the court of Philip II of Spain, around 1575, painting by Luigi Mussini (1883).

In its closer sense, it is the second "book" (libro secondo), or second chapter of the first book (out of two) published in 1634 (see also "LIBRO QUARTO", fourth book, reprint of the "trattato" of 1604[3]).[4]

All these four books have been published as a reprint by an unknown author, "Da un Incognito", in 1723.[5]

The latter work of 1723 is sometimes referred as The Salvio.

In its closest sense, however, 'Il Puttino' is a nickname used by Salvio for Giovanni Leonardo from Cutro. In the two version of the 'libro secondo' a story is told which actually took place 50–60 years before it was printed in letters. Although the descriptions of Alessandro Salvio should be considered with caution (due to the long distance of time), Il Puttino is very relevant for our imagination of these times. A long list of chess players are named in the Puttino, which obviously reflect real persons, such as

The first translation of Il Puttino (in the sense of the 'libro secondo') from Italian to English language was done by George Walker, and published unter the title "The light and lustre of chess" in The Chess player's chronicle, 1843.[6]

According to JH Saratt's translation, Il Puttino was first published in 1604, and republished in 1634.

References

  1. ^ SALVIO NAPOLITANO, DOTTOR ALESSANDRO: IL PVTTINO Altramente detto, IL CAVALIERO ERRANTE DEL SALVIO , Sopra il gioco de'Scacchi, con la sua Apologia contra il Carrera, diuiso in tre Libri. IN NAPOLI, Nella Stampa di Gio: Domenico Montanaro. Con licenza de'Superiori. 1634
  2. ^ CARRERA, PIETRO (Pietro Carrera) Risposta di Valentino Vespaio contro l’Apologia di Alessandro Salvio. Catania, Giovanni Rossi. 1635 (reprinted in Catania, Edizione Boemi. 1996)
  3. ^ SALUIO NAPOLITANO, DOTTOR ALESSANDRO: TRATTATO DELL’ INVENTIONE ET ARTE LIEBERALE DEL GIOCO DI SCACCHI, Diuiso in Di-scorsi, Sbaratti, e Partiti.IN NAPOLI, Appress Gio. Battista Sottile. Con Privilegio. 1604
  4. ^ SALVIO NAPOLITANO, DOTTOR ALESSANDRO: TRATTATO DELL’ INVENTIONE ET ARTE LIEBERALE DEL GIOCO DI SCACCHI, LIBRO QUARTO, Seconda Impressione IN NAPOLI, Nella Stampa di Gio: Domenico Montanaro. Con licenza de'Superiori. 1634
  5. ^ SALVIO, DOTTOR ALESSANDRO: Il Giuoco degli Scacchi diviso in IV. Libri, Ed in questa ristampata accresciuto di alcuni giuochi dello stesso Autore, non ancora dati alla luce. Da un Incognito per i Novizi del Giuoco. IN NAPOLI, Nella Stamperia di Felice Mosca. Con licenza de' Superiori. 1723
  6. ^ The Chess player's chronicle, The light and lustre of chess, by George Walker, 1843