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De natura rerum

Isidore of Seville
  • Latin
  • prose
  • Non-Celtic texts
Work on nature and astronomy written by Isidore, archbishop of Seville (d. 636) and dedicated by him to the Visigothic king Sisebut in c. 612/613.
Author
Isidore of Seville
Isidore of Seville
(c.560–636)
Archbishop of Sevilla (Visigothic Spain), theologian, scholar and highly influential author, who is known especially for works such as his Etymologiae, Synonyma, De natura rerum, De ortu et obitu patrum, De officiis ecclesiasticis and a Chronica maiora.
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Manuscripts

Manuscripts of insular or Breton interest include:

Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, MS Clm 396 [s. ixex]
ff. 1v–34r
Language
  • Latin
Date
Early 7th century.
Provenance
Origin: SpainSpain
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Form
prose (primary)

Classification

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Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] Fontaine, Jacques, Isidore de Séville: Traité de la nature; suivi de l’Épître en vers du roi Sisebut à Isidore, Bibliothèque de l’École des Hautes Études Hispaniques, 28, Bordeaux: Féret, 1960.
[ed.] Becker, Gustav, De Isidori Hispalensis de natura rerum libro, Berlin: Weidmann, 1857.  
comments: Reprinted: Amsterdam: Verlag Adolf M. Hakkert, 1967
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Secondary sources (select)

Bischoff, Bernhard, “Die europäische Verbreitung der Werke Isidors von Sevilla”, in: Manuel C. Díaz y Díaz (ed.), Isidoriana: Colección de estudios sobre Isidoro de Sevilla, León: Centro de Estudios San Isidoro, 1961. 317–344.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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December 2014, last updated: January 2024
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