Günter Holtus Ordine dei libri

Frontmatter includes tributes and an index. The introduction discusses the renaissance of Franco-Italian studies, offering both retrospective and prospective insights. The first section covers political and social aspects of Northern Italy from the death of Frederick II to the mid-14th century, exploring the influence of Giovanni di Nono and the linguistic forms in Marco Polo's "Milione." It examines the relationship between orality and literacy in Franco-Italian contexts and the use of the omnipersonal "se" in specific texts. The second section focuses on texts, reflecting on methodological issues and results from the V4 edition after thirty years. It presents the V4 manuscript of the "Chanson de Roland," discussing its cultural significance and the public's engagement with the Franco-Italian Boethius. Other contributions analyze the Roman de Belris, textual problems in "Mort Charlemagne," and paleographical notes on specific manuscripts, along with the formation of lexicon in Niccolò da Verona. The final section addresses contexts, including epic speculation and historical problems, the uniqueness of manuscripts related to Nicolas de Vérone, and transformations of the "Buovo d’Antona." It also investigates sources for Andrea da Barberino's works, concluding with an index of names and subjects.