This volume includes an introductory study placing the collaboration of Fellini and Rota on "La Dolce Vita" in context and illustrating the compositional process, taking into account the intermediary phase of the short scores. Facsimile reproductions of a rich cross-section of sources, each accompanied by critical commentary, form a major part of this book.

The Arenberg lineage belongs to the high nobility, whose estates, interests and familial connections have traditionally extended across borders. Their princely and ducal standing was equally reflected in the highly superior quality of their art collection, as they commissioned works from contemporaries such as Rubens, Van Dyck, and later Watteau.

A survey of medieval literacy going beyond the shift ‘from memory to written record’, paying attention to the role of women in teaching reading.