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SteveM wrote,

Yes, I'm aware of that, the pseudonym is an anagram. I refer to him by name (Malatesti) in the post, then link to the book that is written under the pseudonym.

All right, I'll bite. How is "Molina" an anagram for "Malatesti". All I can think of is that if you include the first name, Astianatte, you can get "Malatesti" from some of the letters. Does that count?

I meant my comment about Malatesti = Molina for others who might happen to read your post. It took me a while to figure it out.

mikeh wrote: 08 Mar 2026, 04:37 SteveM wrote,

Yes, I'm aware of that, the pseudonym is an anagram. I refer to him by name (Malatesti) in the post, then link to the book that is written under the pseudonym.

All right, I'll bite. How is "Molina" an anagram for "Malatesti". All I can think of is that if you include the first name, Astianatte, you can get "Malatesti" from some of the letters. Does that count?

It's MOLINO, not MOLINA, and you take both names in full:

A S T I A N A T T E M O L I N O

A N T O N I O M A L A T E S T I

16 letters in each with same frequency of letters:

3-A, 3-T, 2-I, 2-O, 2-N, 1-S, 1-E, 1-M, 1-L

Boiardo's FOOL:
AI generated from Viti's description:
(Several 'AI' artifacts, 3 ears on donkey and fool's cap, fool's hand atop the globe inverted, and a different skin tone to other hand.)
(Note : it uses a previous translation of the verse)