The eighth volume in the Te.Tra. series, La Trasmissione dei Testi Latini del Medioevo, is devoted to the study of anonymous and pseudoepigraphical texts from the medieval period. Edited by Lucia Castaldi, the volume comprises 45 chapters contributed by 22 distinguished scholars. As outlined in the preface, this work presents a thorough exploration of various literary genres, shedding light on the transmission of medieval Latin texts that either lacked authorial attribution or were falsely ascribed to well-known figures.

The chapters are organized into seventeen thematic sections, each focused on a specific genre or category of writing. While some sections are dedicated to a single representative work, others examine multiple examples from a given genre. The sections, which are titled in Latin, are presented in alphabetical order: accessus, ars dictandi, ars poetica, bestiaria, chronographia et computus, exempla, fabulae, grammatica, hagiographia, historia, itineraria, lexica et glossaria, medicina, philosophia, prophetiae, scripta alchemica, and sermones et homiliae.

Accessus: this genre is exemplified by a medieval introduction to Tibullus, authored by Matteo Venier. This introduction includes a concise vita of the poet. This anonymous biographical sketch has accompanied the reception and study of Tibullus through the centuries. Venier studies the manuscript tradition of the vita, along with scholarly opinions regarding its origins.

Ars dictandi showcases Elisabetta Bartoli's study of the Tractatus Lombardus, a notable 12th-century compendium. This work is a composite text, consisting of paragraphs I-III from the Precepta dictaminis by Adalberto Samaritano and paragraphs I-XIII from the Rationes dictandi prosaice by Ugo di Bologna.

In the ars poetica section, Valeria Mattaloni examines a distinctive set of verses characterized by the repeated use of the interrogative phrase quid inde. These intriguing lines form a unique type of composition centered around the theme of contemptus mundi.

Bestiaria are exemplified by the Liber monstrorum de diversis generibus, a fascinating work on mythical creatures that Claudia di Sciacca explores in depth. She emphasizes that it is an "anonymous teratological anthology, hardly to be pigeonholed within a definite genre." Di Sciacca's study is a thorough examination of the text, delving into its sources, its connections to other works, and its relationship with texts such as Beowulf. This detailed analysis offers valuable insights into the complex intertextuality and literary significance of the Liber monstrorum.

Computus: Immo Warntjes focuses on the chronographical and computistical genres in three chapters, analyzing three anonymous works (Computus Einsidlensis, Computus Monacensis and De ratione computandi) that exemplify the medieval textbooks designed to organize computistical data. These texts explain the Roman calendar, the intricacies of Easter calculations, and the divine creation as manifested in the cosmos. Each chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the origins, dating, structure, and sources used in these works, offering a comprehensive understanding of their historical and scholarly significance.

The exempla genre is explored through a comparison of two versions of a particular example, concerning the conflict of two dukes, Ostorgius of Sicily and Eusebius of Sardinia: the Relatio prosaica de duobus ducibus and the Relatio metrica de duobus ducibus, studied by Christopher A. Jones.

In the section on fabulae, Michele De Lazzer provides an analysis of the fables attributed to Ademar de Chabannes, emphasizing the need of a new edition of the Fabulae Ademari.

The grammatical treatises are examined across four chapters. Three of them focus on three anonymous works derived from Donatus' Artes. Leslie Lockett provides in-depth analyses of Aggressus, a brief commentary on selected passages in Donatus' Ars maior, and of two other works: Ars Ambianensis and Ars Laureshamensis. These analyses include an exploration of their textual transmission and the history of related research. Another commentary on Donatus, incorrectly attributed to Bede, is thoroughly analyzed by Carmen Paolino.

The hagiographical genre is explored in six chapters. Claudia Di Sciacca contributes two studies: one on the Hymnus sancti Nynie episcopi and another on the Miracula of the same saint, both of which are twin poems attributable to the same author. Di Sciacca also offers an analysis of the current state of research. Flavia Petitti presents two significant studies. The first examines the Sermo de inventione corporum patris Maximini et Theodemiri et alterius Maximini discipulorum eius and the Vita seu translatio sancti Euspitii, two anonymous hagiographic texts likely produced in the first half of the 11th century at an abbey near Orléans. Petitti's second study investigates two additional hagiographical texts: the Vita I sancti Eusitii and the Miracula sancti Eusitii. This study discusses the hypothesis of their attribution to Letaldus of Micy, suggesting they were originally part of a single work. In the same section, Daniele Solvi examines the Speculum perfectionis status fratris minoris, while Michael Lapidge studies the Vita sancti Cudbercti.

Medieval historiography is explored through a set of four texts, analyzed in three chapters. Lucia Castaldi provides an analysis of the Chronica Sancti Andreae ad Clivum Scauri. She refutes the hypothesis put forward by a 19th-century editor, and argues that the so-called Cronichetta was not produced as a single work. Rino Modonutti examines the chronicle of pseudo-Favafoschi, which remains unpublished in its entirety. This chronicle is a collection of brief vignettes (quadretti) that detail the most important families of Padua in the early 13th century. Matteo Venier investigates two historical works that describe events during the revolt against the Venetians in Zadar in the 14th century. These events are recounted in two different chronicles: the Obsidio Jadrensis and the Cronica Jadretina. The former was written by an author sympathetic to the aristocracy of Zadar, while the latter was penned by a supporter of the opposing faction.

The itineraria genre is represented by a single work, the Itinerarium a Burdigala Hierusalem usque, analyzed by Gaia Sofia Saiani. This work, the earliest known example of its literary genre, details a journey undertaken by an anonymous Christian in 333.

The section on lexicons and glossaries features a chapter by Francesca Artemisio, who analyzes the Abstrusa, one of the oldest and most comprehensive collections of Latin glosses.

Medical texts are the focus of four chapters. Laura Vangone begins by examining the Ad Glauconem de medendi methodo, a treatise on medical methods translated from Greek before the 6th century. Iolanda Ventura contributes three chapters on various medical works. She discusses the De conferentibus et nocentibus, a brief text included in the corpus of spuria attributed to Arnaldo de Villanova; the Liber de morborum medicinis, a 13th-century book of medical recipes organized from head to toe (a capite ad calcem); and the Pomum ambre, a book of antidotes categorized by the types of composite drugs.

The philosophical works form the largest section of the volume, with several chapters authored by Riccardo Saccenti. Notably, one chapter, De lineis indivisibilibus, is a collaboration between Saccenti and Clelia Crialesi. This section includes studies of various anonymous works attributed to Aristotle, some of which were translated from Greek originals. The Latin versions of De mundo and De principiis were translated by Bartolomeo da Messina. One of the texts studied in this section, De passionibus, was composed of two parts; the second part circulated under the title De virtutibus et vitiis and was attributed to Andronicus of Rhodes. Its translation is credited to Robert Grosseteste.

The genre of prophetiae is represented by two chapters, both written by José C. Santos Paz. The first chapter analyzes the text Epistola magistri de Rodis de Anticristo nato, a prophetic work from the late Middle Ages preserved in numerous manuscripts. The second chapter explores the anonymous work Insurgent gentes, a pamphlet criticizing mendicant friars.

In the scripta alchemica section, Laura Vangone examines the alchemical treatise Aurora consurgens, emphasizing the need for a reevaluation of this work due to the controversial choices made by its first editor.

The section on sermones et homiliae contains four chapters by Marianna Cerno. The first chapter presents five medieval sermons: De occursione martyrum et de precationibus, De oratione Dominica, De peccatoribus castigandis, De libero arbitrio ac de Adam et Christo, and De confitendis peccatis. These are little known sermons attributed to John Chrysostom. In the second chapter, Cerno discusses the Doctrina cuiusdam sancti viri, an anonymous sermon attributed in manuscripts to either Saint Augustine or Caesar of Arles. The third chapter focuses on the sermon In dormitione beatae Mariae virginis, which is inspired by and a rewriting of a sermon composed by John, Bishop of Arezzo, at the end of the 11th century. The fourth chapter explores Si aliquis debet aliquem cibum, a sermon for Good Thursday that shares similarities with sermons by Jacobus de Voragine and Luke of Bitonto.