Raffaele Maffei (1451-1522), Commentariorum urbanorum (1506)

Raffaele Maffei was an Italian humanist, historian and theologian. He was also a member of the Servite Order. The Commentariorum urbanorum from 1506 is an encyclopedia. It consists of three parts: in “Geography,” Maffei writes about history and the whole world arranged by location; the second part, “Anthropology,” is devoted to contemporaneous history; and the…Continue reading Raffaele Maffei (1451-1522), Commentariorum urbanorum (1506)

Anonymous, Historia di Pisa di Ranieri Sardo Cittadino Pisano (c. 1430)

This text is the continuation of Ranieri Sardo’s chronicle finished in 1399, though it was composed by another writer at a somewhat later date (ca. 1430). Instead of a chronological series of historical events, it presents an abridged building history of the city since biblical times, a detailed description of the major buildings on the…Continue reading Anonymous, Historia di Pisa di Ranieri Sardo Cittadino Pisano (c. 1430)