3. EXPERIMENTATION PHASE
The object interested by the experimentation is the “Rolandino
dei Passaggieri tomb” in Bologna, situated in the San Domenico
place (figure 1), built in the XIV century A.D. and restored
successively after the heavy damages suffered during the 2nd
World War.
Figure 1. The San Domenico place, with the “Rolandino dei
Passaggieri tomb” on the left.
Rolandino dei Passaggieri (1215-1300) was the founder of
modern notary practice and for centuries his texts “laid down
the law” in all countries governed by Latin law.
Rolandino was not only the author of the acclaimed “Summa
totius artis notarie” and expert in Bolognese teaching circles,
but also a politician. Bologna, at that time, was gripped by the
continuing disputes between the Guelf and Ghibilline factions,
and Rolandino led the transfer of power from the established
aristocracy to the new, educated middle classes - the “common
people”. He did so with determination, managing to firmly
control the city for a decade, as well as creating and
commanding a militia, known as the “Society of the Cross”.
When Bologna came to be controlled by the papacy, Rolandino
bowed out of the political arena to take up teaching again at the
university, which had since undergone great changes and whose
prestige was becoming world-renowned, particularly in legal
circles.