Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Letterari dell'Università degli Studi di Padova PHAIDRA University of Padua The Illustrated «Alexander» in French Verse: the Case of Italy PDFDocument Stones, Alison Pen-flourishing – historiated initials – miniatures – Padua – Bologna Dewey Decimal Classification -- The arts; fine & decorative arts (700) -- Drawing & decorative arts (740) -- Decorative arts (745) http://phaidra.cab.unipd.it/o:436504 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode 2019 application/pdf (1210421 bytes) Dewey Decimal Classification -- The arts; fine & decorative arts (700) -- Drawing & decorative arts (740) -- Decorative arts (745) eng hdl:11168/11.436503 https://phaidra.cab.unipd.it/o:436503 This paper considers three Italian manuscripts of the Alexandre in French verse in order to assess their contribution to the verse tradition in general. Concentrating on their decoration and illustration in a comparative context I present a detailed analysis of features that allow a more accurate placement of these manuscripts between Bologna and Padua in the thirteenth century. Dewey-Dezimalklassifikation -- The arts; fine & decorative arts (700) -- Drawing & decorative arts (740) -- Decorative arts (745)