«Milione» settentrionale. Edizione digitale del ms. Foligno, Bibl. «Lodovico Jacobilli», A.II.9

In 2024, on the occasion of the seventh centenary of Marco Polo’s death (1324-2024), a previously unknown witness of the Devisement dou monde , manuscript A.II.9, was identified at the Biblioteca “Lodovico Jacobilli” of the Diocese of Foligno. The manuscript belongs to the VA recension, produced in northern Italy in the early fourteenth century, and can be dated to between the late fourteenth and the first quarter of the fifteenth century. Its discovery significantly enhances our understanding of the VA tradition, the most productive branch of the Devisement dou monde and the version most widely read in medieval Europe: of the 146 manuscripts surveyed, 104 derive directly or indirectly from it. The diplomatic-interpretative digital edition of manuscript A.II.9, accompanied by digital facsimile images, is here published in open access and open source, following international standards. Visualization is provided through Edition Visualization Technology (EVT). The encoding scheme integrates metadata compliant with Manus Online guidelines, ensuring interoperability and facilitating connection with national and international manuscript portals. The editorial project arises from a collaboration between Spoke 9 CREST – Cultural Resources for Sustainable Tourism, within the framework of the Extended Partnership CHANGES – Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society (PNRR), the Biblioteca “Lodovico Jacobilli” of the Diocese of Foligno, and the Soprintendenza Archivistica e Bibliografica dell’Umbria.