Giovanni della Casa, Italian author and poet (died 1556)

Giovanni della Casa

Florentine poet and writer (1503–1556)

Giovanni della Casa was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society. He is celebrated for his famous treatise on polite behavior, Il Galateo overo de’ costumi (1558). From the time of its publication, this courtesy book has enjoyed…