California Italian Studies

By examining the papers and the marginalia of Giacomo Castelvetro, this article sheds new light on the controversies regarding the Council of Trent which erupted in the late Renaissance among the Italian reformers. Along with reconstructing Castelvetro's dialogue with the 'eretici italiani', the article also provides new evidence concerning his connections with Paolo Sarpi and the 'Anglo-Venetian seventeenth century'.