Stories from this book provided the inspiration for Piero della Francesca's series The Legend of the True Cross.
When a character who searches for a copy of this book discovers that it's on sale at his son's bookshop in Paris, he is outbid by the reclusive Signor Polizzi. In an anecdote borrowed by Higden, this book describes how an enchanter named Mahomet was devoured by swine after falling into a puddle while drunk. The title philologist travels to Sicily to obtain a copy of this book in Anatole France's The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard. This book's entries are prefaced by fanciful etymologies, such as claiming that Sol is the root of the name (*) Sylvester. Stories from this book provided the inspiration for Piero della Francesca's series The Legend of the True Cross. Its hagiographies include a description of how an eruption of Mount Etna was stopped by St. Agatha. For 10 points, name this medieval bestseller, a collection of stories about saints by Jacobus de Voraigne.
When a character who searches for a copy of this book discovers that it's on sale at his son's bookshop in Paris, he is outbid by the reclusive Signor Polizzi.
The Golden Legend [or Legenda aurea; or Legenda sanctorum]