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Frianoro, Raffaele
Treatise on Bianti, or Beggars, and Vagrants, with a Method for Learning the Sly Language, 1828
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Italy [Pisa], typefaced by F. Didot, 1828. In 8°, 150 x 105 mm. Joined with: New way of understanding the zerga language, that is, speaking craftily, reprinted in alphabetical order , on pp. 73-120, with notes from the reference edition: In Florence at the Scalee di Badia, 1619.
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A fascinating book on the origins and lives of vagabonds, also known as Bianti, Cerretani, or Pitocchi...or as they were called by the 32 other names listed on page 2. The author devotes a short chapter to each of these groups, explaining the origin of their name and, above all, several stories. Equally intriguing is the final section dedicated to crafty speech, with a rich vocabulary of terms in the Zerga language.
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