Galvano Fiamma

Galvano Fiamma

Galvano Fiamma (1283 – 1344) was an Italian Domincan and chronicler of Milan.

He was chaplain to the Milanese lord Galeazzo II Visconti. His numerous historical writings include the "Chronica Galvagnana", the "Chronicon extravagans de antiquitatibus Mediolani", the "Chronicon maius", and the "Manipolus florum seu Historia Mediolanensis"; he is also known for a map of Milan c1330.

He died in Milan in 1344.

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