Museo Civico Medievale - Giovanni d'Andrea, Novella in Decretalium Gregorii IX librum

This parchment page, from a commentary on Pope Gregory IX's Decretals by jurist Giovanni d'Andrea, is dedicated to his daughter Novella, a renowned lecturer at the University of Bologna. On top, the illustration depicts Giovanni at work in his studio; on the left, he's presenting his work to Cardinal Bertrando del Poggetto.