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verse beg. Vere novo florebat humus, satus aethere sudo

  • Latin
  • verse
  • Hiberno-Latin texts
Latin poem thought to have been composed by an Irishman. In its received form, it is 92 lines (hexameters) in length and ends imperfectly.
First words (verse)
  • Vere novo florebat humus, satus aethere sudo
Author
Ascribed to: Patricius [author of Vere novo florebat humus]Patricius ... author of Vere novo florebat humus
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A certain Patricius or Patritus, commonly identified with St Patrick (Kenney).(1)n. 1 James F. Kenney, The sources for the early history of Ireland: an introduction and guide. Volume 1: ecclesiastical (1966): 733; Alexander Riese, Anthologia Latina sive poesis Latinae supplementum: Pars prior: Carmina in codicibus scripta, vol. 1 (1906): 361: “Patricio vel Patrito nescio cui adscriptum”. “This poem is evidently by neither St. Patrick nor Bp. Patrick of Dublin” (Bieler).(2)n. 2 Ludwig Bieler, Codices Patriciani Latini: a descriptive catalogue of Latin manuscripts relating to St. Patrick (1942): 15.
Manuscripts
London, British Library, MS Cotton Titus D xxiv
Language
  • Latin
  • Latin.
Form
verse (primary)

Classification

Hiberno-Latin textsHiberno-Latin texts
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Sources

Notes

1.
James F. Kenney, The sources for the early history of Ireland: an introduction and guide. Volume 1: ecclesiastical (1966): 733; Alexander Riese, Anthologia Latina sive poesis Latinae supplementum: Pars prior: Carmina in codicibus scripta, vol. 1 (1906): 361: “Patricio vel Patrito nescio cui adscriptum”.
2.
Ludwig Bieler, Codices Patriciani Latini: a descriptive catalogue of Latin manuscripts relating to St. Patrick (1942): 15.

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.] Riese, Alexander [ed.], Anthologia Latina sive poesis Latinae supplementum, 2 vols, vol. 1: Pars prior: Carmina in codicibus scriptaFasciculus II: Reliquorum librorum carmina, 2nd ed., Leipzig: Teubner, 1906.
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361–364 (no. 941) direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Bieler, Ludwig, Codices Patriciani Latini: a descriptive catalogue of Latin manuscripts relating to St. Patrick, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1942.
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Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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August 2011, last updated: March 2024
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