During the ceremony of ducal coronation in St. Ambrose church (1395) the bishop of Novara Peter of Candia, after archbishop of Milan and antipope Alexander V, pronounced a speech in honour of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, exalting the new duke’s virtues, emperor Venceslaus’ generosity and the excellence of the city of Milan. A critical edition of this speech, which represents a interesting example of courtly rethoric in XIVth century Milan, is provided here, basing on the MS Milan, Ambr. B 116 sup.
Petoletti, M., L’orazione di Pietro Filargo per l’incoronazione ducale di Gian Galeazzo Visconti, in Alberzoni, M., Lambertini, L. R. (ed.), Costruire il consenso, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2019: 253- 288 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/147079]
L’orazione di Pietro Filargo per l’incoronazione ducale di Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Petoletti, MarcoPrimo
2019
Abstract
During the ceremony of ducal coronation in St. Ambrose church (1395) the bishop of Novara Peter of Candia, after archbishop of Milan and antipope Alexander V, pronounced a speech in honour of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, exalting the new duke’s virtues, emperor Venceslaus’ generosity and the excellence of the city of Milan. A critical edition of this speech, which represents a interesting example of courtly rethoric in XIVth century Milan, is provided here, basing on the MS Milan, Ambr. B 116 sup.
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