Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. Lat. 4786

The commentary covers most of poems within RVF 1-72 and subsequently only occasional glosses are provided up until RVF 125. The comments are mostly explanatory and focus in particular on the literal sense of the poems. The commentator also emphasizes moments of Petrarch’s life and the development of the love story with Laura. The anonymous author shows an intense interest in the journeys undertaken by Petrarch and in his personal relationships with men of power.