Contents Acknowledgements The Compositiones variae: introduction to historical and contemporary approaches Date and origin Source(s) of the recipes Methodological considerations This book Ch.1. Material and technical description of Lucca, Biblioteca Capitolare Feliniana, Cod.490 Introduction The parchment Quire structure Preparing the parchment for writing: pricking & ruling Binding Foliation Boards Quire signatures Fly leaves & pastedowns Evidence of earlier restoration campaigns Leather covering Clasps Placement of writing block on the page & description of inks Condition Ch.2. The historical context of the Compositiones variae Lucca: its significance as a centre introduction Roman & late antique Lucca Lombard Lucca Roman & other roads The pilgrimage Early Carolingian Lucca The cathedral library Terminology: 'scuola cantorum', clerical or cathedral schools, scribal and chancery schools, scriptoria', workshops Conclusion Ch.3. The textual format of Lucca, Bib.
Cap. 'Feliniana', Cod.490 Survival of classical technical literature Formats of ancient & medieval manuscripts 'Oh, how burdensome is script!' The Lucca compendium: a paradigm shift? a new codex form? Compendia Libelli (booklets): fabrication of Cod.490 Format history: a hypothesis Ch.4. The content of the Compostiones variae unit Introduction Early modern interest in the Compositiones variae Compositiones variae: 'recipes' Character of the 'recipes' 1. Descriptive entries 2. Incomplete instructions 3.
Fuller instructions 4. Recipe series Quires 29 and 28 Folio 211 verso The relationship of Compositiones variae and Mappae Clavicula 'recipes' Ch.5: Artistic, artisanal and architectural context for the reception of the Compositiones variae at Lucca 'Art' in Lombardy Clerical interest in the Compositiones variae in late eighth-century Lucca The 'Good Shepherd' miniature The broader context Appendix 1: Contents of Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Feliniana, Codex 490 Appendix 2: List of detailed physical characteristics of the text block of Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Feliniana, Codex 490 Bibliography Lists of illustrations by chapter with captions Index.