Gli inventari della libreria gonzaghesca (1407): per una storia degli studi

This article reconstructs the historiography of the 1407 inventories of the Gonzaga library of Mantua, tracing nearly 150 years of scholarship from their rediscovery in 1880 to the present. It highlights the pivotal role of Willelmo Braghirolli and the collaboration of Gaston Paris and Paul Meyer in publishing the French manuscript inventory, as well as later contributions by Francesco Novati, Pia Girolla, Ubaldo Meroni, and other scholars. Through archival evidence and correspondence, the study examines the evolution of research methods, manuscript identification, and interpretations of Gonzaga cultural patronage. It also situates these investigations within broader developments in Romance philology, library history, and medieval studies. The article argues that the recent complete publication of the inventories opens new perspectives for understanding the intellectual networks and book culture of late medieval Mantua.