Buonconvento

Buonconvento is the place where Cecco Fortarrigo gambles away his possessions and the money entrusted to him by his master, Cecco Angiolieri. In the episode, this loss leads into a sharp reversal: Fortarrigo makes Angiolieri appear to be the robber, then escapes wearing his clothes and riding his palfrey.

The Setting in the Tale

The narrative names Buonconvento as the place where Fortarrigo loses both his own goods and Angiolieri’s money at play. The location anchors the start of the episode’s chain of consequences, although the account supplies no further description of the town.

From Gambling Loss to Deception

After losing the money, Fortarrigo runs after Angiolieri in his shirt and claims that Angiolieri has robbed him. The local countryfolk seize Angiolieri; Fortarrigo then takes his master’s clothes and palfrey and rides off, leaving him in his shirt. Buonconvento thus marks the beginning of a reversal in which Fortarrigo’s own loss is followed by his successful attempt to make his master bear its consequences.