Bardi, Bardo de'

Romola's father, a blind scholar, whose consuming desire is to be assured that his library and art collection will be kept together under his name, after his death. He had his fortune collecting rare books and art treasures, upon which he planned to base works of scholarship. When his blindness interfered with his writing these himself, he depended on his who, however, left him to become a monk. Embittered his son's desertion, trained his to help in his work, and when Tito welcomes him as a substitute for his son. He Romola's to Tito, and dies that Tito will carry out his wishes about his library.

<em>Romola</em>

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