01-02-2026, 09:12 PM
Yes, this is clear. But do you think Taccola gave his original notebook which would eventually become Palatino 766 to Sigismund? That would have seemed a bit odd but not out of question, considering it is believed Palatino 766 left Taccola's possession soon after completion. Or would he have made/commissioned a more lavish copy for the Emperor?
I have the feeling these statements he let St. Dorothy say about him are more hopes and dreams than reality, much like Taccola's illustrations. Clearly he never left Italy to serve Sigismund in Bohemia/Hungary, nor did they ever meet again. It is not even clear if he and the other Sienese men were actually present in Mantua when they received the title comites palatini on Sep. 24th 1433. To me Taccola appears as someone who had made such a meeting and gift to his revered Emperor well-known and written about it. Yet nothing of such a meting or donation is known even though Taccola continued to work on his other books long after 1433.
The main research question I see is - what happened to Taccola's original manuscripts after his death? And how did Palatino 766 end up in BNCF?
I have the feeling these statements he let St. Dorothy say about him are more hopes and dreams than reality, much like Taccola's illustrations. Clearly he never left Italy to serve Sigismund in Bohemia/Hungary, nor did they ever meet again. It is not even clear if he and the other Sienese men were actually present in Mantua when they received the title comites palatini on Sep. 24th 1433. To me Taccola appears as someone who had made such a meeting and gift to his revered Emperor well-known and written about it. Yet nothing of such a meting or donation is known even though Taccola continued to work on his other books long after 1433.
The main research question I see is - what happened to Taccola's original manuscripts after his death? And how did Palatino 766 end up in BNCF?