Introduction to "Prati de Li's Monastery of Chiaravalle"

The Ambrosiana Foundation hosts the presentation of the new edition of the Libro de li Prati of the Monastery of Chiaravalle, a precious documentary testimony that restores the history, organization and memory of one of the most significant agricultural landscapes in the Milanese territory. Composed in 1578, the manuscript offers an extraordinary glimpse into rural life and territorial management practices linked to the Abbey of Chiaravalle, highlighting the long-term relationship between agricultural activities, irrigation systems, local communities, and landscape transformation. Its rediscovery