Editing Primero (section)

== The origins of Primero ==

It is uncertain if Primero is of Spanish or Italian origin. Although [[Daines Barrington]] is of the opinion that it is of Spanish origin, a poem of [[Francesco Berni]] is the earliest known writing to mention the game; it affords proof that it was at least commonly played in Italy at the beginning of the 16th century. His work entitled ''Capitolo del Gioco della Primiera'', published in Rome in 1526, and believed to be the earliest extant work describing a card game, contains some particulars on primero.<ref>''Researches into the History of Playing Cards and Printing'', by [[Samuel Weller Singer]]; London: Bensley & Son, 1816; pg. 246.</ref> According to [[David Parlett]], the game's card-point system is found in other Italian games but nowhere else.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Parlett|first1=David|title=The Oxford Guide to Card Games|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordguidetocar00parl|url-access=registration|date=1990|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|pages=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordguidetocar00parl/page/91 91-92]}}</ref> The game is still very much played in central Europe and Spain with Italian-suited cards, under the name of ''goffo'' or ''bambara'',<ref>''Oxford Dictionary of Card Games'', [[David Parlett]]; {{ISBN|0-19-869173-4}}; p. 226.</ref> remaining the major native vying game of Italy. [[Alessandro Striggio]]'s  [[madrigal]] dramatizing a party of the game "II gioco di primiera" was published in 1569.