Medioevo Italiano

A register of what survives · Italy, eleventh to fifteenth century

Complete

The register

Sixteen entries. Each one is a surviving thing: a building, an archive, a practice. The comune is given where there is one to give, and the century where the record supports it.

  • 01San GimignanoSan Gimignano, SI12–13cFourteen towers standingTowersSan Gimignano, SI · 12–13c · Fourteen towers standing
  • 02Torre GrossaSan Gimignano, SI14cStanding, about 54 mTowersSan Gimignano, SI · 14c · Standing, about 54 m
  • 03Bologna and its leaning pairBologna, BO12cTwo towers, both leaningTowersBologna, BO · 12c · Two towers, both leaning
  • 04Why a tower at all—11–14cTowers and statutesTowers— · 11–14c · Towers and statutes
  • 05The Cappella PalatinaPalermo, PA12cCeiling, mosaic apseThe Norman SouthPalermo, PA · 12c · Ceiling, mosaic apse
  • 06MonrealeMonreale, PA12cMosaic programme, cloisterThe Norman SouthMonreale, PA · 12c · Mosaic programme, cloister
  • 07Castel del MonteAndria, BT13cStanding; purpose disputedThe Norman SouthAndria, BT · 13c · Standing; purpose disputed
  • 08Buon fresco——Painted wall surfacesPlaster— · — · Painted wall surfaces
  • 09The giornata——Join lines in the plasterPlaster— · — · Join lines in the plaster
  • 10Sinopia——Underdrawing, seen when detachedPlaster— · — · Underdrawing, seen when detached
  • 11The Datini archivePrato, PO14cc. 150,000 letters; c. 500 ledgersPapersPrato, PO · 14c · c. 150,000 letters; c. 500 ledgers
  • 12Double entry——Account booksPapers— · — · Account books
  • 13The bill of exchange——Bills and merchant lettersPapers— · — · Bills and merchant letters
  • 14BolognaBologna, BO12cUniversity, student statutesSchoolsBologna, BO · 12c · University, student statutes
  • 15The studium——Curricula and glossesSchools— · — · Curricula and glosses
  • 16Books before print——Exemplars copied in piecesSchools— · — · Exemplars copied in pieces

Seven entries carry no comune and no century. They are techniques and instruments — buon fresco, the giornata, sinopia, double entry, the bill of exchange, the pecia system — and the register does not invent an address for them.