Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 The Tale of Madonna Oretta (VI.1) 19
5. 2 The Tale of Cisti the Baker (VI.2) 35
6. 3 The Tale of Nonna de’ Pulci (VI.3) 56
7. 4 The Tale of Chichibio and the Crane (VI.4) 92
8. 5 The Tale of Forese da Rabatta and Giotto (VI.5) 119
9. 6 The Tale of Michele Scalza (VI.6) 150
10. 7 The Tale of Madonna Filippa (VI.7) 169
11. 8 The Tale of Cesca and the Mirror (VI.8) 184
12. 9 The Tale of Cavalcanti’s Leap (VI.9) 212
13. 10 The Tale of Frate Cipolla (VI.10) 226
14. Bibliography 247
15. Contributors 279
16. Index 283