Corso di laurea magistrale in Scienze storiche

The course intends to offer an advanced knowledge of Medieval History, useful in the training path of the master's degree. In particular, it will build a specific competence in an important historiographical subject such as the Italian municipalities, paying particular attention to the institutional culture of the municipality and to the writings issued for the city government (manuals of ars dictaminis, treatises de regimine, etc.) .

Students who have regularly followed the lessons and studied what available in moodle will have a clear overview of the political history of central and northern Italy between the 12th and 14th century. Students will know the institutional events of the Municipality, the documentation issued to govern it and the works where instuctions are provided to the magistrates. He will also have the opportunity to practice reading different types of medieval sources that he will learn to understand and interpret using scientific terminology to explain the results achieved with the study.

Classes for a total duration of 72 hours (12 CFU).

Except for what is stated in the notes section, with regard to the possible ongoing emergency situation, the students who are not able to attend face-to-face lectures may access teaching material on the Moodle platform and, instead of attending face-to-face lectures, study the additional teaching material (in addition to the compulsory literature); professor will offer their support to study and prepare for the exam with online meetings (dates will be provided in the news section).

The knowledge and skills provided will be verified through an oral examination. The preparation will be considered adequate (by a vote of thirty) if the student will demonstrate presentation skills inan appropriated specialized language; and if he can prove familiarity with the subjects explained during the lessons.

During the lessons of the first module, the political history of municipal Italy from the twelfth to the fourteenth century will be outlined, with particular emphasis on the events of the city government institutions. In the second module, aspects of the written culture developed in civil institutions will be studied (production of documents, but also the elaboration of rhetoric manuals and thoughts on forms of government). Within these lectures, prof. Christoph Dartmann will deal with topics that have played a leading role in German research: the practical use of writing by municipalities and municipal society, and the importance of direct communication and public performance in municipal Italy.