Il Puttino


Il Puttino is a book 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, diuiso in tre Libri. IN NAPOLI, Nella Stampa di Gio: Domenico Montanaro. 1634. Con licenza de'Superiori.
at the court of Philip II of Spain, around 1575, painting by Luigi Mussini.
In its closer sense, it is the second "book", or second chapter of the first book published in 1634.
All these four books have been published as a reprint by an unknown author, "Da un Incognito", in 1723.
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, Il Puttino is very relevant for our imagination of these times. A long list of chess players is named in the Puttino, which obviously reflect real persons, such as
The first translation of Il Puttino 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.
According to JH Saratt's translation, Il Puttino was first published in 1604, and republished in 1634.