Jeronim Vidulić (around 1430 – 1499 in

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) was a 15th-century

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priest and notary from

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(today

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). He is best known for recording one of the earliest Petrarchist poems in Croatian, written using

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Biography

He lived in the 15th century in the city of

. He belonged to civilian family. He was a priest, but has been also mentioned (1456) as a notary for the city and the county of Zadar. He died in 1499.

Work

The only preserved - though in a bit damaged state - Vidulić's poem in Croatian, ''Ako mi ne daš lik'', composed in six dodecasyllabic

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s, is the proof of the existence of

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- Petrarchan school of poetry in the middle of 15th century in

, beside the city of

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. The poem was found written on one official document and, of course, it is not certain whether Vidulić was the author or just a scribe. Vidulić was also an educated

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, used

, and was in a certain way a predecessor of Petar Zoranić.

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