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Book/Printed Material Etymology, Books 1-9. Etymologiae

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Title

  • Etymology, Books 1-9.

Other Title

  • Etymologiae

Summary

  • Etymologiae (Etymology) by Saint Isidore of Seville (circa 560-636) is an extensive encyclopedia of the knowledge of Late Antiquity. The opus was widely circulated and read in the Middle Ages. Isidore dedicated his work to Bishop Braulio of Zaragoza (circa 585-circa 651), who copied it after Isidore's death. This manuscript of Etymologiae was produced at the abbey of Prüfening near Ratisbon (present-day Regensburg) in circa 1160-65. Today it contains only the first nine books of the etymologies, although the catalogue of Prüfening Abbey from 1347 mentions all 20 of the books that constitute the complete work. In 1442 the scribe Nicholaus Goldner used the codex (at that time still complete) to produce a copy, which is also preserved in the Bavarian State Library.

Names

  • Braulio, Saint, Bishop of Zaragoza, approximately 585-approximately 651 Associated Name.
  • Isidore, of Seville, Saint, died 636 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1160 to 1165]

Headings

  • -  Germany--Bavaria--Regensburg
  • -  560 to 636
  • -  Encyclopedias and dictionaries
  • -  Latin language
  • -  Literature, Medieval

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "BSB shelfmark: Clm 13031|This description of the work was written by Béatrice Hernad of the Bavarian State Library."--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 103 folios : parchment ; 34 x 23.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Bavarian State Library.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668096

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Braulio, Saint, Bishop Of Zaragoza, Approximately 585-Approximately 651 Associated Name, and Of Seville Isidore. Etymology, Books 1-9. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1165, 1160] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668096/.

APA citation style:

Braulio, S. & Isidore, O. S. (1160) Etymology, Books 1-9. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1165] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668096/.

MLA citation style:

Braulio, Saint, Bishop Of Zaragoza, Approximately 585-Approximately 651 Associated Name, and Of Seville Isidore. Etymology, Books 1-9. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1165, 1160] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668096/>.