Medieval Latin: An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide

Medieval Latin......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 7
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 13
PART ONE......Page 15
AA— Medieval Latin, Past and Present......Page 16
Select Bibliography......Page 18
AB— Background, Aims, and Structure of the Present Guide......Page 19
AC— Organization......Page 23
General Abbreviations......Page 24
Abbreviations of Books of the Latin Bible......Page 25
Bibliographic Abbreviations......Page 27
Signs Used in Etymologies......Page 33
B— General Reference and Research Tools......Page 34
(a)— Standard Bibliographical Tools for Medieval Latinists......Page 35
(b)— Specialized Medieval Bibliographies......Page 40
BB— Latin Dictionaries and Related Works......Page 45
(a)— Standard Latin Lexica, Classical and Postclassical......Page 46
(b)— Specialized Lexica and Lexicographical Works......Page 47
(c)— Medieval Glosses and Glossaries......Page 49
(a)— Literary Histories to 1900......Page 50
(b)— Modern Repertories......Page 51
(a)— General Reference Works......Page 57
(c)— Other Reference Works......Page 58
BE— Computer Resources......Page 63
(a)— Orientation, Applications......Page 64
(b)— Databases, CD-ROMs, Etc.......Page 65
(c)— Electronic Discussion Groups......Page 66
Provençal......Page 68
English......Page 69
German and Dutch......Page 70
Greek......Page 71
(e)— Other Reference Works......Page 72
BG— Principal Series and Collections of Latin Texts......Page 74
BH— Periodicals......Page 80
PART TWO......Page 81
CA— Introduction......Page 82
The Nature of Medieval Latin......Page 84
Vulgar Latin......Page 87
Introductions to Late Latin, Christian Latin, and Medieval Latin......Page 88
Theories of the Substrate......Page 89
Orthography......Page 90
Pronunciation......Page 91
Select Bibliography......Page 93
Morphology......Page 94
Syntax......Page 96
Summary......Page 100
Select Bibliography......Page 101
CD— Vocabulary, Word Formation, and Lexicography......Page 104
(a)— Medieval and Early Modern Works......Page 113
1— Classical, Late, and Medieval Latin......Page 114
2— National Lexica of Medieval Latin......Page 115
Studies......Page 116
(b)— Dactylic Verse with Rhyme......Page 117
(d)— Quantitative Hymn Meters......Page 118
(b)— Rhythmical Asclepiads......Page 119
(d)— Sequences......Page 120
Select Bibliography......Page 121
Prose Styles......Page 122
Cursus......Page 125
Examples......Page 127
Primary Works......Page 129
Studies......Page 130
(a)— Written Languages......Page 133
(b)— Latin As a Spoken Language......Page 134
(a)— Alphabets......Page 135
(c)— Colloquies......Page 136
(a)— Phonology and Orthography......Page 137
(b)— Vocabulary and Word Formation......Page 138
Select Bibliography......Page 139
CH— Humanistic Latin......Page 141
Bibliographical Aids......Page 144
Studies......Page 145
DA— Christian and Biblical Latin......Page 148
Morphology......Page 153
Vocabulary......Page 154
Christian Latin Syntax and Biblical Latin......Page 156
(a)— Hebraisms......Page 157
(b)— Grecisms......Page 158
(c)— Vulgarisms......Page 159
Conclusion......Page 160
Cumulative Bibliography......Page 161
Studies......Page 162
Special Types of Christian Latin Texts......Page 163
Texts......Page 164
Introduction and Orientation......Page 165
Vocabulary of Exegesis and Translation......Page 166
Patristic Biblical Philology......Page 167
(a)— Liturgical Times......Page 168
(c)— Technical Terms......Page 172
II— Rites of the Liturgy......Page 175
(a)— The Mass......Page 176
(b)— The Divine Office......Page 178
(a)— Readings......Page 179
(c)— Prayers......Page 180
(a)— The Mass......Page 182
(b)— The Divine Office......Page 183
Current......Page 184
Liturgy of the Hours......Page 185
Nomenclature, etc.......Page 186
Liturgical Times......Page 187
Sacramentary/Missal......Page 188
Orationes......Page 189
Antiphons/Responsories......Page 190
Philological and Literary Studies, Lexica, etc.......Page 191
Some Indices Verborum......Page 192
Liturgical Commentaries......Page 193
Introduction......Page 194
The Letter......Page 195
Provisions......Page 197
Formulas and Formularies......Page 198
Internal Communications......Page 199
Vocabulary......Page 200
Figures......Page 201
Syntax......Page 202
Universities......Page 203
Formularies......Page 204
Introduction......Page 206
I.1— Sources......Page 207
I.2— The Vocabulary of Administrative Documentary Production......Page 210
I.3— Administrative Documents: Typology and Preservation......Page 211
II.1— Latin Culture and Lay Administrative Language......Page 215
II.2.a— Kingdom, Empire, State......Page 218
II.2.b— Lordships......Page 224
II.2.c— Estate Management......Page 228
II.3— Philological Developments......Page 229
II.3.b— Extensions or Changes of Meaning......Page 230
II.3.c— Adaptations......Page 231
II.3.d— Latinized Vernacular Forms......Page 232
II.3.f— Syntactical and Orthographical Developments......Page 233
Select Bibliography......Page 234
DE— Charters, Deeds, and Diplomatics......Page 241
Examples in the Introductory Essay......Page 250
The Pre-Gratian Period......Page 252
The Post-Gratian Period......Page 255
History......Page 261
Primary Works......Page 262
Latinity......Page 263
DG— Roman and Secular Law......Page 265
(a)— Sources, Guides, Histories, Manuscripts, Translations......Page 273
(b)— Studies......Page 274
(a)— Sources, Guides, Histories, Translations......Page 275
(b)— Studies......Page 276
The Inadequacies of Classical Latin to Express Christian Truths......Page 278
(a)— Theologia......Page 280
(b)— Philosophiar......Page 281
(c)— Ancilla......Page 284
Central Terms Concerning the Doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation......Page 285
(a)— Neo-Platonic Influences......Page 289
(b)— Aristotelian Influences in Logic......Page 290
(b)— Aristotelian Influences in Philosophy Proper......Page 291
Tools and Guides......Page 294
Primary Works......Page 295
Studies......Page 296
DI— Grammar......Page 299
The Minimal Units......Page 300
Word, Meaning, and Form......Page 301
The Parts of Speech......Page 302
Morphology......Page 303
Conclusion......Page 304
Primary Works......Page 305
Studies......Page 306
I......Page 307
Late Latin Sources......Page 308
The Medieval Greek Tradition......Page 309
Non-Musical Texts......Page 310
Literary Style......Page 311
Notational Terminology......Page 312
III......Page 313
Musical Instruments......Page 314
Terminology......Page 315
Carolingian and Later Developments......Page 316
DK— Commerce......Page 318
Texts, Studies, and Translations......Page 323
Introduction......Page 326
Latin in Schools......Page 327
Glimpses of Everyday Life in Literary Texts......Page 329
Interaction of Literary and Record Sources......Page 330
The Latin of Record Clerks......Page 333
The Keeping of Records......Page 336
Daily Living in Latin Records......Page 340
Conclusion......Page 345
The Language of the Records......Page 346
Printed Records......Page 347
Texts from Which Linguistic Examples Are Cited in the Essay......Page 348
Examples from Different Types of Archives......Page 349
Studies of Everyday Life......Page 352
EA— Science: Introduction......Page 353
Vocabulary......Page 356
Bibliographical Resources......Page 357
Sources in Translation......Page 358
EB— Mathematics and Geometry......Page 359
(a)— Collections......Page 362
(b)— Individual Authors and Texts......Page 363
Studies, Aids, Reference Works......Page 364
EC— Physics......Page 366
Texts, Translations......Page 371
Studies......Page 373
Astronomy......Page 374
Cosmology and Cosmography......Page 375
Studies......Page 378
(a)— Antiquity to the Early Medieval Period......Page 380
(b)— The Translation of Arabic Texts......Page 381
Vocabulary and Syntax......Page 383
Primary Works......Page 389
Studies and Reference Tools......Page 391
Computus......Page 394
Systems of Dating......Page 395
(a)— Primary Works......Page 396
Systems of Dating......Page 397
EG— Cartography and Its Written Sources......Page 399
Collections of Medieval Maps......Page 403
Guides and Studies......Page 404
EH— Zoology and Physiology......Page 406
Texts and Translations......Page 409
Studies and Lexical Aids......Page 410
EI— Botany......Page 412
Primary Works......Page 414
Studies......Page 415
EJ— Geology......Page 417
Texts and Translations......Page 419
Studies......Page 420
Alchemical Doctrines......Page 422
The Alchemical Opus......Page 423
Metaphorical Language......Page 424
Metallurgical Alchemy......Page 425
Paracelsian Dictionaries......Page 426
EL— Medicine......Page 427
A Note On the System of Measures Used in Medieval Pharmacology......Page 429
Primary Works......Page 430
(c)— Bibliographies of Western Medieval Medicine......Page 431
Classification of the Branches of Magic......Page 433
Verbal Formulae Used in Magic......Page 434
Studies......Page 436
FA— Technology and Crafts: Introduction......Page 438
General Histories and Studies of Medieval Technology......Page 440
FB— Artes Mechanicae......Page 442
Primary Works and Translations......Page 445
Studies......Page 446
FC— Architecture......Page 447
Church Buildings......Page 448
Secular Buildings......Page 449
Primary Works and Translations......Page 450
Studies and Guides......Page 451
Terms Derived from Classical Latin......Page 454
Medieval Latin Formations......Page 455
Primary Works......Page 456
Reference Works, Studies, and Dictionaries......Page 457
FE— Weapons and Warfare......Page 458
Studies......Page 461
FF— Ships and Seafaring......Page 463
Works of Reference......Page 466
Texts and Studies......Page 467
FG— Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Forestry......Page 470
Primary Works, Translations, and Guides......Page 473
Studies......Page 475
FH— Manuscript Production......Page 476
Select Bibliography......Page 477
FI— Panel and Wall Painting, Mosaics, Metalwork, and Other Decorative Arts......Page 479
Editions and Translations......Page 482
Studies......Page 483
FJ— Textiles......Page 485
Documentary and Other Primary Sources......Page 491
Studies......Page 492
FK— Mining and Ore Processing......Page 496
Substances......Page 498
Ore Processing......Page 499
Primary Works and Translations......Page 500
Studies......Page 501
Minting......Page 503
Coins and Money......Page 505
Select Bibliography......Page 506
Grain Mills......Page 508
Other Industrial Mills......Page 510
(b)— Editions......Page 511
Studies......Page 512
PART THREE......Page 514
GA— Towards a History of Medieval Latin Literature......Page 515
Histories and Primers of Medieval Latin Literature......Page 541
Histories of Literature in Specific Regions......Page 542
The Nature of Medieval Latin Language and Philology......Page 543
Classical Tradition and Classicism......Page 544
Orality, Literacy, and Textuality......Page 545
Patronage......Page 546
GB— The Latin Literature of Late Antiquity......Page 547
Primary Works......Page 552
(a)— General Treatments......Page 553
(b)— Specific Authors and Problems......Page 554
GC— Epic......Page 557
Primary Works......Page 562
Studies......Page 564
GD— Beast Epic and Fable......Page 566
(b)— The Bestiary......Page 569
Studies......Page 570
GE— Satire......Page 572
(b)— Individual Authors and Texts......Page 576
Studies......Page 577
Proverbs......Page 579
Guides......Page 581
Texts and Studies......Page 582
GG— Drama......Page 584
Primary Sources......Page 588
Studies......Page 589
GH— Exempla......Page 592
Guides and Studies......Page 595
(a)— Modern Editions......Page 596
(b)— Early Printings......Page 597
(c)— Important Sources of the Medieval Exempla Collections......Page 598
GI— Lyric......Page 599
(a)— Collections......Page 603
Studies......Page 604
Introduction......Page 607
The Legacy of Christian Antiquity......Page 608
2— Hymns of the Eucharistic Liturgy......Page 610
3— Hymns of the Occasional Liturgies; Processional Hymns......Page 611
Conclusion: Intertextuality, Transfers, Transformations......Page 612
Repertoria......Page 613
(b)— Developmental Period......Page 614
Metrics......Page 615
Later Developments......Page 616
The Period and Extent of Biographical Production......Page 617
Lives of Bishops in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries......Page 618
Serial Biographies of the Sixth Century......Page 619
Italy and Spain in the Early Middle Ages......Page 620
Ireland and England in the Early Middle Ages......Page 621
Carolingian Biographies (750–920)......Page 622
The Tenth and Eleventh Centuries: Ottonian Biography......Page 623
The Investiture Controversy and the Twelfth Century......Page 624
The Fourteenth Century and Beginning of the Aetas Plutarchiana......Page 625
Primary Works......Page 626
Studies......Page 627
Features of the Genre: An Overview......Page 628
A Chronological Survey......Page 629
Modern Scholarship......Page 634
Select Bibliography......Page 635
GM— Rhetoric......Page 639
(a)— Collections......Page 646
(b)— Individual Authors and Texts......Page 647
Studies......Page 648
GN— Historiography......Page 649
Texts......Page 656
Studies......Page 657
GO— Epistolography......Page 660
Guides and Tools......Page 665
(b)— Individual Authors and Texts......Page 666
Studies......Page 668
Form......Page 669
Content......Page 670
Representative Authors......Page 671
B— Sermons after 1200......Page 672
Texts......Page 675
(a)— Sermons before 1200......Page 676
Studies......Page 677
GQ— Pastoralia: The Popular Literature of the Care of Souls......Page 680
Forms of Pastoralia......Page 681
Content of Pastoralia......Page 683
(b)— Representative Texts......Page 685
Studies......Page 686
GR— Debates and Dialogues......Page 687
Texts......Page 689
Studies......Page 690
GS— Travel Literature......Page 692
(a)— Collections......Page 695
(b)— Individual Authors and Texts......Page 696
Bibliographies and Studies......Page 697
GT— Vision Literature......Page 698
(b)— Translations......Page 700
Studies......Page 701
GU— Devotional and Mystical Literature......Page 704
Primary Works......Page 709
Studies and Bibliographies......Page 710
GV— Encyclopedias......Page 712
Primary Works......Page 715
Studies......Page 716
Florilegia......Page 718
Anthologies......Page 719
Florilegia......Page 720
Anthologies......Page 721
Translations from Hebrew into Latin......Page 723
Translations from Latin into Hebrew......Page 724
Christian Hebraism in the Middle Ages......Page 725
Studies......Page 726
HB— Medieval Translations: Latin and Greek......Page 728
Select Bibliography......Page 730
Historical Overview of the Translation Activity......Page 733
Methods and Character of the Translations......Page 734
Select Bibliography......Page 736
HD— Medieval Translations: Latin and the Vernacular Languages......Page 738
Select Bibliography......Page 742
INDICES......Page 744
A......Page 745
B......Page 746
D......Page 747
G......Page 748
H......Page 749
J......Page 750
M......Page 751
P......Page 752
S......Page 753
W......Page 754
Z......Page 755
A......Page 756
B......Page 757
C......Page 759
D......Page 761
E......Page 763
G......Page 764
H......Page 766
I......Page 767
J......Page 768
L......Page 769
M......Page 771
O......Page 773
P......Page 774
R......Page 775
S......Page 776
T......Page 778
V......Page 779
W......Page 780
Z......Page 781