On the occasion of the Article Prize for Medieval and Early Modern Italian History, The Society for Italian Historical Studies gives an honorable mention of Melissa Vise, “Compositio:  Horizons of Truth in the Decameron, the Notarial Register, and Civic Peace Pacts” Viator 52.2 (2021): 227-259.  

In this article, Vise brings together the divergent worlds of literary and legal scholarship as she explores how seemingly disparate texts – the stories gathered in Boccaccio’s tale collection and the peace pacts registered by notaries – construct the pursuit of truth.  In so doing, she helps us to understand not only the Decameron but also the work of notaries in late medieval Florence.

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