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Bartoldo
A rich old miser, who died of fear and penurious self-denial.
Fazio rifled his treasures, and, being accused by his own wife Bianca,
was put to death. (Dean Milman: Fazio.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Bartoldo from Infoplease:
- Bartoldo - Bartoldo A rich old miser, who died of fear and penurious self-denial. Fazio rifled his treasures, ...
- Aldabella - Aldabella or Aldabelle (in Orlando Furioso). Sister of Oliviero and Brandimarte, daughter of ...
- Fazio - Fazio A native of Florence, who first tried to make his fortune by alchemy; but being present when ...
- Bianca - Bianca Wife of Fazio. When Fazio became rich, and got entangled with the Marchioness Aldabella, she ...
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: B - Definitions, origins, and illustrative excerpts for words, phases, and literary allusions starting with "B"
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