completing the History when he died at his estate in Santa Margherita on May 22, 1540 Further reading: Bondanella, Peter Francesco Guicciardini Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1976; Gilbert, Felix Machiavelli Guicciardini, Francesco 155 and Guicciardini Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1965; Phillips, Mark Francesco Guicciardini: The Historian’s Craft Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1977 Louis B Gimelli