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Laura Pani
  • Dipartimento di Studi umanistici e del Patrimonio culturale
    Università degli Studi di Udine
    vicolo Florio, 2b
    33100 UDINE
    ITALY
  • I am Full Professor in Latin Palaeography at the University of, where I entered in 1994 as a lecturer. I have been th... moreedit
This paper aims to give an account of some of the manuscripts related to Lothar. In its first sec- tion an attempt is made at retracing a set of books that could have belonged to Lothar’s library, nowadays known only from secondary... more
This paper aims to give an account of some of the manuscripts related to Lothar. In its first sec- tion an attempt is made at retracing a set of books that could have belonged to Lothar’s library, nowadays known only from secondary sources. In the second section some display codices are discussed, either commissioned by Lothar, or dedicated to him, such as Lothar’s Gospel Book MS Par. lat. 266 or those traditionally referred to as the Lothar-Gruppe, whose actual connec- tion both to Lothar and to each other is questioned here. The third and last part of the paper contains some considerations on the manuscripts produced during the years of Lothar’s govern- ment in Italy, that essentially coincide with the second quarter of the ninth century.
Il saggio prende in considerazione un aspetto finora inesplorato del celebre Evangeliario Forogiuliese (Cividale del Friuli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Archivi e Biblioteca, CXXXVIII): la grafia delle note marginali del IX secolo con i... more
Il saggio prende in considerazione un aspetto finora inesplorato del celebre Evangeliario Forogiuliese (Cividale del Friuli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Archivi e Biblioteca, CXXXVIII): la grafia delle note marginali del IX secolo con i nomi dei pellegrini che visitarono il luogo dove il codice era all'epoca conservato e utilizzato, oltre che come libro liturgico, come 'Liber vitae'. Si dimostra che, a parte limitate eccezioni, tali note furono apposte non dai pellegrini stessi ma dagli ecclesiastici della comunit\ue0 che custodiva il manoscritto; si evidenzia altres\uec come dal punto di vista paleografico esse costituiscano un finora non considerato esempio di utilizzo in area friulana della minuscola carolina, restituendone un'immagine sostanzialmente omogenea e unitaria
This paper deals with a so far little explored source on the many Black Death epidemics of the Middle Ages: the colophons of manuscripts, where the scribe refers to the plague and its evolution and impact, or focuses on the place where he... more
This paper deals with a so far little explored source on the many Black Death epidemics of the Middle Ages: the colophons of manuscripts, where the scribe refers to the plague and its evolution and impact, or focuses on the place where he finished the copy trying to escape the contagion. Despite being still at its first stage, such a research is expected to throw new light not only on the contexts of book production, but also on the chronology of the medieval epidemics.
This paper concerns the book production and dissemination in the Patriarchy of Aquileia in the 9th century, as reflected from the few surviving manuscripts, from the textual tradition of liturgical and theological works and from indirect... more
This paper concerns the book production and dissemination in the Patriarchy of Aquileia in the 9th century, as reflected from the few surviving manuscripts, from the textual tradition of liturgical and theological works and from indirect evidence as authors' sources and library inventories. Manuscripts of the second half of the 9th century that can be on textual grounds ascribed to Friuli display common palaeographical features, to which the influence of transalpine styles does not seem to be alien. Though bitty, the research results highlight strong relationships between Friuli and transalpine lands in the 9th century
This paper deals with the recently discovered Boccaccio\u2019s autograph of Paul the Deacon\u2019s Historia Langobardorum, the manuscript LONDON, British Library, Harley 5383. Along with its membra disiecta FIRENZE, Biblioteca... more
This paper deals with the recently discovered Boccaccio\u2019s autograph of Paul the Deacon\u2019s Historia Langobardorum, the manuscript LONDON, British Library, Harley 5383. Along with its membra disiecta FIRENZE, Biblioteca Riccardiana, 627 and 2795VI, it forms a handbook of ancient, roman and mediaeval history (besides the Historia Langobardorum, Paul Orose\u2019s Historiae adversus paganos, Paul the Deacon\u2019s Historia Romana, books XIII-XVI, Pasquale Romano\u2019s brief epistle De origine civitatis Aretii) almost entirely copied by Boccaccio. After recalling the circumstances of its finding, the paper points out that text of Historia Langobardorum contained in Harley 5383 and in its membrum disiectum Riccard. 2795VI is abridged, more than the 20% of its chapters missing or being epitomized; whether Boccaccio was also the author of this version of Paul the Deacon\u2019s work or simply its scribe remains under discussion
This paper investigates the activity of lay scribes of manuscripts in the High Middle Ages until the end of the eleventh century. After a survey of the scholarly literature on this topic and a review of the chances to identify lay scribes... more
This paper investigates the activity of lay scribes of manuscripts in the High Middle Ages until the end of the eleventh century. After a survey of the scholarly literature on this topic and a review of the chances to identify lay scribes (colophons or other explicit mentions; iconographic, literary and documentary sources; content of the manuscripts), it focuses on three manuscripts carrying a colophon by a lay scribe (MSS Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Lat. 8658A and 4632; Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 183), discussing their common features as well as the different situations and contexts they seem to refer to. The famous Law book Sankt Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 731 is also discussed as a case study in which the presentation of the text offers some hints for tracing the activity of lay scribes or of scribes working in a non-ecclesiastical center of book production.
Attraverso l’analisi di alcune lettere spedite nel 1522 dall’agente Bernardo d’Asola allo stampatore e libraio veneziano Giovanni Bartolomeo Gabiano, questo articolo riscostruisce le modalita di distribuzione dei libri alle fiere di... more
Attraverso l’analisi di alcune lettere spedite nel 1522 dall’agente Bernardo d’Asola allo stampatore e libraio veneziano Giovanni Bartolomeo Gabiano, questo articolo riscostruisce le modalita di distribuzione dei libri alle fiere di Recanati e Lanciano. Come si evince dalla lettura di queste missive, tali fiere furono particolarmente sfortunate a causa dei focolai di peste presenti in diverse zone d’Italia nel 1522. In appendice e fornita l’edizione di una lettera particolarmente significativa, spedita da Bernardo d’Asola il 17 ottobre 1522.
Pani Laura. Insegnare e imparare il corsivo in Italia oggi : riflessioni di una paleografa. In: Gazette du livre médiéval, n°58. 2012, fasc. 1. pp. 17-36
Copyright © Viella N.B: Copia ad uso personale. È vietata la riproduzione (totale o parziale) dell'opera con qualsiasi mezzo effettuata e la sua messa a disposizione di terzi, sia in forma gratuita sia a pagamento. Copyright © Viella N.B:... more
Copyright © Viella N.B: Copia ad uso personale. È vietata la riproduzione (totale o parziale) dell'opera con qualsiasi mezzo effettuata e la sua messa a disposizione di terzi, sia in forma gratuita sia a pagamento. Copyright © Viella N.B: Copia ad uso personale. È vietata la riproduzione (totale o parziale) dell'opera con qualsiasi mezzo effettuata e la sua messa a disposizione di terzi, sia in forma gratuita sia a pagamento.
This paper deals with the recent discovery of a very old Latin fragment in the binding of a 16 th century edition now kept in Tolmezzo, in NorthEastern Italy. Despite its poor preservation state, the analysis of its palaeographical... more
This paper deals with the recent discovery of a very old Latin fragment in the binding of a 16 th century edition now kept in Tolmezzo, in NorthEastern Italy. Despite its poor preservation state, the analysis of its palaeographical features and the reading of its few lines have led to the conclusion that it is a 5 th century fragment of Caius Iulius Soli-nus' Collectanea rerum memorabilium in old-style uncials, with contemporary corrections in cursive script. The most ancient codices of Solinus' work known so far dating to the 9 th century, this fragment is the only manuscript evidence of its circulation in the Late Antiquity. A copy and colla-tion with Mommsen's edition are also provided. Or is the past always there, only waiting for the person who truly wants to find it? (Justin Go, The Steady Running of the Hour) nell'ambito del progetto di censimento e catalogazione di tutti gli esem-plari di edizioni antiche, dagli incunaboli fino a metà Ottocento, conser-vati p...
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This paper investigates the activity of lay scribes of manuscripts in the High Middle Ages until the end of the eleventh century. After a survey of the scholarly literature on this topic and a review of the chances to identify lay scribes... more
This paper investigates the activity of lay scribes of manuscripts in the High Middle Ages until the
end of the eleventh century. After a survey of the scholarly literature on this topic and a review of the chances to
identify lay scribes (colophons or other explicit mentions; iconographic, literary and documentary sources; content of the manuscripts), it focuses on three manuscripts carrying a colophon by a lay scribe (MSS Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Lat. 8658A and 4632; Bern, Burgerbibliothek,
Cod. 183), discussing their common features as well as the different situations and contexts they seem to refer to. The famous Law book Sankt Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 731 is also discussed as a case study in which the presentation of the text offers some hints for tracing the activity of lay scribes or of scribes working in a non-ecclesiastical center of book production.
This paper deals with the MS 29 (70) of the Bibliothèque Municipale of Chartres, a 10th century witness of Joseph Flavius’ Antiquitates Iudaicae and Bellum Iudaicum. The manuscript was severely damaged by the fire from 1944 and 211... more
This paper deals with the MS 29 (70) of the Bibliothèque Municipale of Chartres, a 10th century witness of Joseph Flavius’ Antiquitates Iudaicae and Bellum Iudaicum. The manuscript was severely damaged by the fire from 1944 and 211 fragments of it survive in different state of conservation, out of the 245 folios that once formed the codex. The research has allowed to reestablish the correct textual sequence of the fragments, all digitized in the Bibliothèque virtuelle des manuscrits mediévaux, describe the codicological and paleographical features of the manuscript, date it to the second half of the 10th century and make an hypotesis on its localisation between Fleury and Saint-Père of Chartres, two abbeys tightly connected from the second half of the 10th century inwards. The paper also gives some hints of the position of the manuscript in the textual transmission and investigates its relations with the MS 183 from the Burgerbibliothek of Bern.
This paper deals with a so far little explored source on the many Black Death epidemics of the Middle Ages: the colophons of manuscripts, where the scribe refers to the plague and its evolution and impact, or focuses on the place where he... more
This paper deals with a so far little explored source on the many Black Death epidemics of the Middle Ages: the colophons of manuscripts, where the scribe refers to the plague and its evolution and impact, or focuses on the place where he finished the copy trying to escape the contagion.
Despite being still at its first stage, such a research is expected to throw new light not only on the contexts of book production, but also on the chronology of the medieval epidemics.
This paper deals with three medieval manuscripts now kept in the Diocesan Seminary Library of Concordia-Pordenone (mss. 43, 83, 84). The three codices are presented with regard to their content, paleographical and codicological features... more
This paper deals with three medieval manuscripts now kept in the Diocesan Seminary Library of Concordia-Pordenone (mss. 43, 83, 84). The three codices are presented with regard to their content, paleographical and codicological features and history. The oldest among them has shelfmark 84 and is on paleographical grounds datable between the 12th and 13th century. The other two ones are from the 15th century and both dated, that is they carry an explicit chronological data concerning the copy of the whole manuscript (ms. 83, dated 1474) or of just a part of it (ms. 43, dated 1449 on fol. 50r). Furthermore, they both contain several informations on subsequent phases of their history, thanks to owners’ names, ex libris and other notes, that are also examined in this article. The paper is concluded by a catalogue of the three manuscripts.
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The last volume of the ChLA2 devoted to Italy. It includes 33 documents kept in Brescia, Cremona, Udine and Venezia.
It is published by Cristina Mantegna (docs 1-12), Gianmarco De Angelis (docs 13-24), Laura Pani (docs 25-33).
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This paper deals with the recent discovery of a very old Latin fragment in the binding of a 16th century edition now kept in Tolmezzo, in North-Eastern Italy. Despite its poor preservation state, the analysis of its palaeographical... more
This paper deals with the recent discovery of a very old Latin fragment in the binding of a 16th century edition now kept in Tolmezzo, in North-Eastern Italy. Despite its poor preservation state, the analysis of its palaeographical features and the reading of its few lines have led to the conclusion that it is a 5th century fragment of Caius Iulius Solinus’ Collectanea rerum memorabilium in old-style uncials, with contemporary corrections in cursive script. The most ancient codices of Solinus’work known so far dating to the 9th century, this fragment is the only manuscript evidence of its circulation in the Late Antiquity. A copy and collation with Mommsen’s edition are also provided.
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This paper deals with the recently discovered Boccaccio’s autograph of Paul the Deacon’s Historia Langobardorum, the manuscript London, British Library, Harley 5383. Along with its membra disiecta Firenze, Biblioteca Riccardiana, 627 and... more
This paper deals with the recently discovered Boccaccio’s autograph of Paul the Deacon’s Historia Langobardorum, the manuscript London, British Library, Harley 5383. Along with its membra disiecta Firenze, Biblioteca Riccardiana, 627 and 2795(VI), it forms a handbook of ancient, roman and mediaeval history (besides the Historia Langobardorum, Paul Orose’s Historiae adversus paganos, Paul the Deacon’s Historia Romana, books XIII-XVI, Pasquale Romano’s brief epistle De origine civitatis Aretii) almost entirely copied by Boccaccio.
After recalling the circumstances of its finding, the paper points out that text of Historia Langobardorum contained in Harley 5383 and in its membrum disiectum Riccard. 2795(VI) is abridged, more than the 20% of its chapters missing or being epitomized; whether Boccaccio was also the author of this version of Paul the Deacon’s work or simply its scribe remains under discussion.
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Dated manuscripts contain a short text, or colophon, by the scribes declaring the date on which they finished copying a text or section, as well as perhaps their name and the place copied; they also often add further information about... more
Dated manuscripts contain a short text, or colophon, by the scribes declaring the date on which they finished copying a text or section, as well as perhaps their name and the place copied; they also often add further information about their status, the conditions under which the text was copied, or the historical context.
This scribal phenomenon, which mainly concerns manuscripts from the 14th to the first half of the 16th century, has been the subject of special catalogues since the 1950s, that primarily focus on paleography and codicology.
In fact, the corpus of dated manuscripts offers researchers an extraordinary and still largely unexplored trove of data for endless and multiple investigations, covering many fields of Renaissance studies and encouraging diverse interdisciplinary research. The contributions presented in this panel are just a few examples of the possibilities.
The first paper will deal with manuscripts in which the date (usually year, month, day) is accompanied by a reference to the time of the day when the copy was finished, made explicit according to the different systems for measuring time adopted in late medieval Europe, and thus suggesting information on the daily copying rates of scribes.
The second paper, which investigates the appearance and meaning of instruments for measuring time depicted in iconographic sources, will make it possible to cross-reference data in manuscripts from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The third paper will focus on the specific category of copyists-illuminators, as they described themselves in the colophons – either famous first-rate artistic personalities or rather obscure figures –, the circumstances of their work and its outcome in terms of page layout, and graphic and decorative choices.
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The Associazione Italiana dei Paleografi e Diplomatisti celebrates its first 40 years with some events including the 3rd edition of the International Contest FuMaSt - The Future of Manuscript Studies.
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L'idea di questo convegno nasce dal desiderio di un confronto su questioni aperte negli studi paleografici greci e latini, quali il rapporto tra storia della scrittura e ricono-scimento di mani; la marginalizzazione di interi periodi... more
L'idea di questo convegno nasce dal desiderio di un confronto su questioni aperte negli studi paleografici greci e latini, quali il rapporto tra storia della scrittura e ricono-scimento di mani; la marginalizzazione di interi periodi della storia della scrittura medievale nella produzione paleografica; la questione della descrizione e della definizione delle scritture; la verifica dei metodi dell' indagine paleografica resa urgente dalle innovazioni della tecnologia e del digitale. Alcuni fra i temi indicati saranno al centro delle relazioni delle due giornate nell'auspicio che il dibattito possa stimolare altre e future riflessioni.
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The First International Contest “FuMaSt – The Future of Manuscript Studies” aims to bring together experienced scholars and young researchers engaged in the study of Greek and Latin manuscripts, coming from a variety of countries and... more
The First International Contest “FuMaSt – The Future of Manuscript Studies” aims to bring together experienced scholars and young researchers engaged in the study of Greek and Latin manuscripts, coming from a variety of countries and scholarly traditions, and working in different and often not directly connected contexts.
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Sabato 30 giugno 2018, da Kartell in L.go dei Pecile a Udine.
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Public talk on the 5th century Latin fragment of Solinus published here: http://www.fupress.net/index.php/scrineum/article/view/21991
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L’incontro si propone di far conoscere alla cittadinanza alcune importanti fonti conservate alla Biblioteca Joppi, che documentano la vita udinese tra il Trecento, periodo di grande espansione e fioritura della città, e il Quattrocento.... more
L’incontro si propone di far conoscere alla cittadinanza alcune importanti fonti conservate alla Biblioteca Joppi, che documentano la vita udinese tra il Trecento, periodo di grande espansione e fioritura della città, e il Quattrocento. Si tratti dei volumi delle delibere e dei conti comunali o di obituari come quello della fraterna dei Fabbri, queste fonti offrono un vivace spaccato di quotidianità e ci restituiscono nomi e vicende di persone ‘comuni’, altrimenti destinate a essere dimenticate dalla grande Storia.
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Il volume racchiude le edizioni degli obituari di due confraternite udinesi bassomedievali: quella dei Fabbri e quella degli Alemanni. I manoscritti editi rappresentano ognuno a modo suo la storia e la compagine sociale dei sodalizi che... more
Il volume racchiude le edizioni degli obituari di due confraternite
udinesi bassomedievali: quella dei Fabbri e quella degli Alemanni.
I manoscritti editi rappresentano ognuno a modo suo la
storia e la compagine sociale dei sodalizi che li allestirono e vi
annotarono i nomi dei propri defunti.
Fondata all’inizio del Trecento nel nome di san Nicolò e con intenti
prettamente caritativi e assistenziali, la fraterna dei Fabbri
si dotò di un obituario già alla metà del secolo, utilizzandolo in
un arco di tempo esteso fino ai primi decenni del Cinquecento.
Della seconda metà del Quattrocento, e con più rade annotazioni
riferibili a meno di un cinquantennio, è invece l’obituario della
fraterna, di carattere etnico, degli Alemanni.
Le edizioni dei due documenti sono precedute da altrettanti studi
introduttivi che, in consonanza con gli interessi e le competenze
delle due autrici (Laura Pani per i Fabbri e Vittoria Masutti
per gli Alemanni) si soffermano rispettivamente sugli aspetti paleografici
del primo manoscritto, e dunque sulla cultura grafica
di coloro i quali in quasi due secoli vi registrarono obiti e lasciti,
e su presenza e ruolo dei cittadini stranieri nel tessuto storico e
sociale della Udine tre- e quattrocentesca.
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The last volume of the ChLA, second series, devoted to Italy. It includes 33 documents kept in Brescia, Cremona, Udine and Venezia. It is published by Cristina Mantegna (docs 1-12), Gianmarco De Angelis (docs 13-24), Laura Pani (docs... more
The last volume of the ChLA, second series, devoted to Italy. It includes 33 documents kept in Brescia, Cremona, Udine and Venezia. It is published by Cristina Mantegna (docs 1-12), Gianmarco De Angelis (docs 13-24), Laura Pani (docs 25-33).
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Giornata di studi in collaborazione tra Dipartimento di Studi Storici (Università di Torino) Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes (CNRS - Paris) Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria di Torino - Torino, 18 gennaio 2019 Auditorium... more
Giornata di studi in collaborazione tra
Dipartimento di Studi Storici (Università di Torino)
Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes (CNRS - Paris)
Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria di Torino
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Torino, 18 gennaio 2019
Auditorium Vivaldi - Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria di Torino
Piazza Carlo Alberto, 5
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A Year in the Life of a Venetian Bookseller: The Commercial Correspondence of G. B. Gabiano (1522-1523)
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The third International Contest “FuMaSt – The Future of Manuscript Studies” aims to bring together once again experienced scholars and young researchers engaged in the study of manuscripts, coming from a variety of countries and scholarly... more
The third International Contest “FuMaSt – The Future of Manuscript Studies” aims to bring together once again experienced scholars and young researchers engaged in the study of manuscripts, coming from a variety of countries and scholarly traditions, and working in different and often not directly connected contexts. Proposals are expected from PhD students and early-stage researchers. They may concern ongoing projects as well as first results of scholarly undertakings in the field of manuscript studies (palaeography, codicology, history of illuminated manuscripts, cataloguing). Interdisciplinary approaches are most welcome. For submissions (deadline: 31 July 2022) and further information please contact segreteria@paleografidiplomatisti.org
Venerdì 4 dicembre, alle ore 11, secondo appuntamento per i Discorsi sulla scrittura. “Tres digiti scribunt totum corpus laborat”, tre dita scrivono e tutto il corpo si affatica. Il lavoro e la fatica degli scriventi verranno ricostruiti... more
Venerdì 4 dicembre, alle ore 11, secondo appuntamento per i Discorsi sulla scrittura.
“Tres digiti scribunt totum corpus laborat”, tre dita scrivono e tutto il corpo si affatica. Il lavoro e la fatica degli scriventi verranno ricostruiti grazie alle fonti manoscritte e iconografiche da Laura Pani, paleografa, che percorrerà la storia della scrittura a mano osservata dalla prospettiva ‘professionale’ dei copisti medievali.

Per partecipare sarà necessario pre-iscriversi entro il 3 dicembre alle ore 12.00 (il link Zoom sarà inviato un'ora prima dell'inizio dell'evento).
Sarà inoltre possibile seguire la conferenza in streaming Youtube.
Ulteriori informazioni alla pagina Eventi dell'Università di Trento: https://webmagazine.unitn.it/evento/lettere/85473/discorsi-sulla-scrittura
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