This kind of semi-popular literature was born in Florence, and attached itself to certain popular festivities that were usually held in honor of St John the Baptist, patron saint of the city.
Tento druh semi-populárnej literatúry sa zrodil vo Florencii a spájal sa s istými populárnymi sviatkami, ktoré sa zvyčajne konali na počesť sv. Jána Krstiteľa, svätého patróna mesta.