How did Petrarch respond when Giovanni Boccaccio considered burning his books and selling his library?

When Giovanni Boccaccio experienced a crisis of faith and considered renouncing his worldly studies—which included burning his own works and selling his library—it was Petrarch who intervened to dissuade him.1

This moment occurred after the Carthusian monk Pietro Petrone, on his deathbed in 1362, sent another monk to urge Boccaccio to abandon his secular pursuits. Petrarch’s counsel was instrumental in preventing Boccaccio from destroying his literary contributions, thereby preserving his legacy as a foundational figure in humanism.1