The so-called "Gubbio Manuscript", "Il Bestiario moralizzato", was discovered in a private library at the end of the 19th century. The corpus is made up of 64 sonnets that have been written by an unknown poet. In them, the author gives every evocated animal a character and adds a physiological trait; then, he later establishes many associations with religious aspects that are mainly connected with the Bible. These poems, thus, are intended to instruct readers towards a more ethical and didactic way of life. - [Abstract]

Language: Italian