1359 Third meeting with Petrarch, this time in Milan. 1360 First complete version of the De casibus and first abridged edition of the Trattatello . Pope Innocent VI inducts Boccaccio into the clergy. For the next four years, Boccaccio receives no further official Florentine appointments. Boccaccio withdraws to Certaldo.
Work begins on De mulieribus claris .
1361-62 Return, for unidentified reasons, to Ravenna. Here he collects information regarding San Pier Damiani for Petrarch who is working on De vita solitaria . 1362 Definitive version of the De mulieribus . Composition of Vita sanctissimi patris Petri Damiani . Following a serious crisis of faith, Boccaccio dedicates himself exclusively to spiritual pursuits.