Veronese Riddle
The Veronese Riddle (Italian: Indovinello veronese) is a riddle written in late Vulgar Latin, or early Romance, on the Verona Orational, probably in the 8th or early 9th century, by a Christian monk from Verona, in northern Italy. It is an example of a writing-riddle, a popular genre in the Middle Ages and still in circulation in recent times. Discovered by Luigi Schiaparelli in 1924, it may be the earliest extant example of Romance writing in Italy.
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| Full title | Indovinello Veronese (Italian) |
| Language | Late Vulgar Latin / Early Romance |
| Date | 8th or early 9th century |
| Provenance | Verona, Italy |
| Genre | Riddle |
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