Medieval Italy: Texts in Translation

620 Pages·2009·7.186 MB·English

by  Katherine L. Jansen, Frances Andrews, Joanna Drell

Medieval Italy
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THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES
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EdwardPeters,FoundingEditor
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Medieval Italy
Texts in Translation
Edited by
KATHERINE L. JANSEN,
JOANNA DRELL,
and
FRANCES ANDREWS
UniversityofPennsylvaniaPress
Philadelphia
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Copyright(cid:2)2009UniversityofPennsylvaniaPress
Allrightsreserved.Exceptforbriefquotationsusedforpurposesofrevieworscholarlycitation,
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MedievalItaly:textsintranslation/editedbyKatherineL.Jansen,
JoannaDrell,andFrancesAndrews.
p. cm.—(TheMiddleAgesseries)
ISBN:978–0-8122–4164–8(acid-freepaper)
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
1.Italy—History—476–1268—Sources. 2.Italy—History—
1268–1492—Sources. I.Jansen,KatherineLudwig,1957–.
II.Drell,JoannaH.,1965–. III.Andrews,Frances.
DG501.M535 2009
94(cid:2).01—dc22 2008051233
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Contents
ContentsAccordingtoChronologyandGeography xiii
Introduction xix
NoteonDatingandCurrency xxv
Abbreviations xxvii
1:TheCountrysideandItsDependencies 1
1. LandLeasingandLegalStatusinSouthernItaly:ThreeTexts
(964–86)translatedfromLatinbyValerieRamseyer 3
2. Land,Money,andGrain:TwoCustomaryLeasesintheDioceseof
Florence(1073,1115)translatedfromLatinbyGeorgeDameron 7
3. ABequestofTownandCountrysidePropertiesinEboli(1152)
translatedfromLatinbyDavidRoutt 10
4. SharecroppingintheSieneseContado:ThreeTexts(1232,1257,1293)
translatedfromLatinbyDavidRoutt 12
5. BonvesindellaRivaonMilanandItsContado(1288)translatedfrom
LatinbyFrancesAndrews 16
6. GiovanniVillanionFoodShortagesandFamineinCentralItaly
(1329–30,1347–48)translatedfromItalianbyKatherineL.Jansen 20
7. ARebellioninFirenzuola(1402)translatedfromLatinbySamuelK.
Cohn 25
2:SpheresandStructuresofPower:EcclesiasticalandSecular 31
8. TheBishopricofFlorenceandtheFoundationofSanMiniatoal
Monte(1013)translatedfromLatinbyGeorgeDameron 33
9. ProprietaryReligiousHousesintheDioceseofSalerno(1047–92)
translatedfromLatinbyValerieRamseyer 37
10. TheCommuneandBishopofFlorenceForbidtheAlienationof
EcclesiasticalProperty(1159)translatedfromLatinbyGeorge
Dameron 42
11. EpiscopalLordship:ScenesfromtheLifeofUbaldodaGubbio(ca.
1160)translatedfromLatinbyMaureenMiller 43
12. FederigoVisconti’sPastoralVisitationtoSardinia(1263)translated
fromLatinbyWilliamNorth 47
13. OriginsoftheCommuneofCremona:ThreeTexts(996–1097)
translatedfromLatinbyEdwardColeman 51
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14. MechanismsofCommunalGovernment:FiveTexts(1143–84)
translatedfromLatinbyFrancesAndrews 55
15. EmpireandCitiesintheLateTwelfthCentury:ThePeaceof
ConstanceandItsAftermath:TwoTexts(1183,1216)translatedfrom
LatinbyFrancesAndrews 61
16. Twelfth-CenturyAdministrationofCorleone:TwoTexts(1182,
1178–83)translatedfromArabicbyAlexMetcalfe 65
17. GiovanniVillaniontheAscentofthePopoloinFlorence(1250,1293)
translatedfromItalianbyKatherineL.Jansen 71
18. TheStandardBearerofLuccaappealstoLocalPatriotism(1397)
translatedfromLatinbyChristineMeek 74
3:TheCommercialRevolution 77
19. AGenoeseApprenticeshipContract(1221)translatedfromLatinby
KatherineL.Jansen 79
20. GuildRegulationsfortheOilVendorsandGrocersofFlorence(1318)
translatedfromItalianbyKatherineL.Jansen 81
21. TheVenetianMintAftertheBlackDeath:ThreeTexts(1353)translated
fromLatinbyAlanStahl 87
22. State-RunShippinginVenice(1398)translatedfromLatinbyEleanor
A.Congdon 90
23. InternationalNetworksintheMediterranean(1400)translatedfrom
ItalianbyEleanorA.Congdon 92
24. TransportationofCommodities(1401)translatedfromItalianby
EleanorA.Congdon 93
25. TwoCargoManifests(1400,1399)translatedfromItalianbyEleanor
A.Congdon 94
26. ARunonaBank(1400)translatedfromItalianbyEleanorA.
Congdon 98
27. DebtRemission(1400)translatedfromItalianbyEleanorA.Congdon 100
28. TradeandDiplomacy(1400)translatedfromItalianbyEleanorA.
Congdon 101
29. ProtectionistLegislation(1400)translatedfromSpanishbyEleanorA.
Congdon 102
30. Usury:SixTexts(1161–1419)translatedfromLatinbyLawrin
Armstrong 104
4:Violence,Warfare,andPeace 111
31. TheDestructionoftheMonasteryofSanVincenzoalVolturno(mid-
twelfthcentury)translatedfromLatinbyG.A.Loud 113
32. TheGenoeseCaptureofAlmer´ıa(1147)translatedfromLatinbyG.A.
Loud 117
33. Ibnal-Ath¯ıronSicilianMuslimsUnderChristianRule:TheComplete
TreatmentofHistory(twelfthcentury)translatedfromArabicby
JoshuaBirk 122
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34. GiovanniCodagnelloonFactionalStrifeinPiacenza(1232–35)
translatedfromLatinbyWilliamNorth 124
35. GiovanniVillaniontheOriginsoftheGuelfsandGhibellinesin
Florence(ca.1300)translatedfromItalianbyKatherineL.Jansen 127
36. VendettainFourteenth-CenturySiena(1321–46)translatedfromLatin
byTrevorDean 131
37. CharlesofAnjouontheBattleofTagliacozzo(1268)introducedby
CarolineBruzelius;translatedfromLatinbySeanGilsdorf 135
38. GiovanniReginaonAngevinMilitarySuccessAgainsttheEmpire
(1328)translatedfromLatinbySamanthaKelly 138
39. MatteoVillanionPeaceandtheCommonGood(fourteenthcentury)
translatedfromItalianbyWilliamCaferro 142
40. AMercenarySoldier:JohnHawkwood(1369)translatedfromItalian
byWilliamCaferro 144
41. AllianceinExileBetweentheRadicalCiompiandMagnatesAgainst
theFlorentineGuildRepublic(1379)translatedfromLatinbySamuel
K.Cohn 146
42. LordshipsandCity-StateRivalryinLombardyandtheVeneto
(1390–1405)translatedfromItalianbyJohnE.Law 149
43. MaritimeWarfareandPiracy:ThreeTextsonGenoaandVenice
(1380–1403)translatedfromItalianbyEleanorA.Congdon,Michele
PietroGhezzo,JohnR.Melville-Jones,andAndreaRizzi 159
5:LawandOrder 163
44. PropertyRightsandtheLegalSysteminSalerno(1044)translated
fromLatinbyValerieRamseyer 165
45. RomanLawandLegalStudies:ThreeTexts(ca.1124–66)translated
fromLatinbySeanGilsdorf 167
46. OdofredusAnnouncesHisCourseonRomanLawatBologna(ca.
1230)translatedfromLatinbyM.Miche`leMulchahey 173
47. TheLawsofKingRogerII(ca.1140s)translatedfromLatinbyG. A.
Loud 175
48. APeaceContract(1274)translatedfromLatinbyKatherineL.Jansen 187
49. RegulatingConsumptionandRitualBehavior:FourTexts(1289–1343)
translatedfromLatinbyCatherineKovesiKillerby 189
50. RegulationofBrothelsinFlorence:TwoTexts(thirteenthcenturyand
1346)translatedfromLatinbyLynnMarieLaufenberg 196
51. TheLongArmoftheFlorentineLaw:TwoTexts(1343,1345)
translatedfromLatinbyLynnMarieLaufenberg 199
52. BartolusofSassoferratoontheMakingofCitizens(fourteenth
century)translatedfromLatinbyJuliusKirshnerandOsvaldoCavallar 201
53. ATrialforWitchcraftatTodi(1428)translatedfromLatinby
AugustineThompson,O.P. 203
54. AQuestionofIdentityinVenetianCrete(1438)translatedfromLatin
bySallyMcKee 216
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6:TheBuiltEnvironment 223
55. Incastellamento:TwoTextsfromVerona(906,923)translatedfrom
LatinbyMaureenMiller 225
56. ABathinSouthwestItaly(1047)translatedfromLatinbyJillCaskey 228
57. BishopDaibert’sOrderontheHeightofTowersinPisa(1090)
translatedfromLatinbyPatriciaSkinner 230
58. IbnJubayr’sAccountofMessinaandPalermo(1184–85)translated
fromArabicbyAlexMetcalfe,withadditionaltextsbyJoshuaBirk 234
59. TheBaptistryofParma:FourteenTexts(1196–1321)translatedfrom
LatinbyAreliMarina 241
60. CharlesofAnjouontheFoundationofaCistercianMonasterynear
Scurcola(Abruzzo,1274)introducedbyCarolineBruzelius;translated
fromLatinbySeanGilsdorf 247
61. FoundationofaFrenchMonasteryinAbruzzo:SantaMariadella
Vittoria(1277)introducedbyCarolineBruzelius;translatedfromLatin
bySeanGilsdorf 249
62. AContractforStoneworkfortheMonasteryofSantaMariadi
Realvalle(nearNaples,1279)introducedbyCarolineBruzelius;
translatedfromLatinbySeanGilsdorf 254
63. JewishandGreekPatronageinApulia:TwoTexts(1313/14,1372/73)
translatedfromHebrewandGreekbyLindaSafran 258
64. OrderingthePiazzadelCampoofSiena(1309)translatedfromItalian
byFabrizioNevola 261
65. OntheCityWallsandBuiltEnvironmentofPavia(1330)translated
fromLatinbyVictoriaMorseandWilliamNorth 265
7:Rome,thePapacy,andPapalPolitics 269
66. MatildaofCanossa,PapalPatron:TwoTexts(eleventhcentury)
translatedfromLatinbyWilliamNorth 271
67. TheMarvelsofRome(1143)translatedfromLatinbyMaryStroll 274
68. ArnaldofBresciaatRome(ca.1162–66)translatedfromLatinby
ThomasCarson 278
69. InnocentIIItotheHospitalofSantoSpiritoinSassia(1208)translated
fromLatinbyBrendaBolton 281
70. ADisputewithPopeInnocentIIIoverCustomaryRightsinAlatri
(1212)translatedfromLatinbyBrendaBolton 283
71. PierodellaVigna’sInvectiveAgainstthePope(mid-thirteenth
century)translatedfromLatinbyEmilyO’Brien 286
72. TheJubileeYearof1300:ThreeTexts(1300)translatedfromLatinby
KatherineL.JansenandJohnPetruccione 291
73. ColadiRienzoandFourteenth-CenturyRome:TwelveTexts
(fourteenthcentury)translatedfromItalianandLatinbyAmanda
CollinsandJohnWright 295
74. ThePacificationofthePatrimonyofSt.Peter(1355–59)translatedfrom
ItalianbyJohnWright 301
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8:DiseaseandMedicalPractice 309
75. MedicineinSouthernItaly:SixTexts(twelfth–fourteenthcenturies)
translatedfromLatinbyMonicaH.Green 311
76. MatteoVillanionPlagueandMalaria(1357–58)translatedfromItalian
bySamuelK.Cohn 326
77. TheCurriculuminArtsandMedicineatBologna(earlyfifteenth
century)translatedfromLatinbyM.Miche`leMulchahey 328
78. DissectionatBologna(earlyfifteenthcentury)translatedfromLatin
byM.Miche`leMulchahey 331
79. SurgeryatBologna(1405)translatedfromLatinbyM.Miche`le
Mulchahey 333
9:VarietiesofReligiousExperience:TheChristianTradition 335
80. ThePataria:AndreadaStrumi’sPassionofArialdo(lateeleventh
century)translatedfromLatinbyWilliamNorth 337
81. MiraclesofBishopGiovanniCacciafronteofVicenza(1226)translated
fromLatinbyPatriciaSkinner 351
82. LifeofRaymond‘‘thePalmer’’ofPiacenza(1212)translatedfrom
LatinbyKennethBaxterWolf 357
83. LifeofUmilianade’Cerchi(1246)translatedfromLatinbyAnneM.
Schuchman 377
84. FrancoSacchettion‘‘ModernSaints’’(ca.1365)translatedfromItalian
byCatherineLawless 385
85. TheHumiliati:FiveTexts(1184–thirteenthcentury)translatedfrom
LatinbyFrancesAndrews 390
86. AlbertanusofBrescia:SermontoaConfraternity(1250)introducedby
JamesM.Powell;translatedfromLatinbyGregoryW.Ahlquist 393
87. TheConfraternityoftheMisericordiaMaggioreinBergamo:Three
Texts(1282–1362)translatedfromLatinbyRoisinCossar 400
88. CivicVenerationoftheSaintsatSiena:SixTexts(1326–39)translated
fromLatinbyDianaWebb 405
89. OpicinodeCanistris:ConfessionsofaParishPriest(1336)translated
fromLatinbyVictoriaMorse 411
10:Marriage,Family,andChildren 421
90. FamilyandMarriageinLombardSalerno:ThreeTexts(1008–78)
translatedfromLatinbyValerieRamseyer 423
91. GeoffreyMalaterraontheMarriageofMatildaandRaymondof
Toulouse:TwoTexts(ca.1080)translatedfromLatinbyG.A.Loud 428
92. FrederickII’sLegislationonAdulteryandProstitution(1231)
translatedfromLatinbyJamesM.Powell 432
93. TheCustomsofSalernoonDowries(1251)translatedfromLatinby
JoannaDrell 434
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