Giovanni de Matociis, sacristan at Verona Cathedral from 1311 to 1337, was a frequent visitor to the Chapter Library, a repository of rare and precious books since the beginning of the Middle Ages, which he used for his historical and learned writings. The Ystorie imperiales are his main work, of which an autograph witness is preserved, Chig. I.VII.259. In its margins there are also portraits in the form of a coin depicting the emperors. The article reconstructs much of the history of this manuscript, illustrates the discovery in its margins of signs and reading notes by Francesco Petrarca, whose knowledge of the Ystorie had been considered doubtful until now, and edits these with a commentary.
Un nuovo codice annotato da Francesco Petrarca: l’autografo delle «Ystorie imperiales» di Giovanni Mansionario
BERTE' MONICA
2022-01-01
Abstract
Giovanni de Matociis, sacristan at Verona Cathedral from 1311 to 1337, was a frequent visitor to the Chapter Library, a repository of rare and precious books since the beginning of the Middle Ages, which he used for his historical and learned writings. The Ystorie imperiales are his main work, of which an autograph witness is preserved, Chig. I.VII.259. In its margins there are also portraits in the form of a coin depicting the emperors. The article reconstructs much of the history of this manuscript, illustrates the discovery in its margins of signs and reading notes by Francesco Petrarca, whose knowledge of the Ystorie had been considered doubtful until now, and edits these with a commentary.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
