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  • Explicit reference: the reference is explicitly made by Dante in his works, as in: «Sì come dice lo Filosofo nel principio della Prima Filosofia» / «As the Philosopher says at the beginning of the First Philosophy»;
  • Strict reference: the reference is indicated by a scholar and refers to a specific work, as in «SI MANUCA: it is the bread of the angels, the 'manna' as called in the Old Testament (Ps. 77, 25 “Panem angelorum manducavit homo”)»;
  • Generic reference: the reference is indicated by a scholar and refers to a concept instead of a specific primary source, as in «Medieval commentaries to Aristotle’s works».

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