I manoscritti medievali della Biblioteca comunale di Sarnano: stratificazione del fondo e fisionomia degli esemplari (secc. XIII-XV)

This essay reconstructs the history of the manuscript collection of the Biblioteca comunale in Sarnano, tracing the main stages of its formation from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century. The first part follows the history of the Friars Minor’s convent, from the early settlement at Roccabruna through the nineteenth-century suppressions and the establishment of the public library. The second part provides an overview of the codicological characteristics of the 83 medieval manuscripts included in the catalogue, examining their typologies and the complex dynamics of production, circulation, and provenance within the network of the Order in medieval central Italy.