Manuscripts
Manuscript:
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS lat. 12960
Herren, Michael W., “John Scottus and Greek mythology: reprising an ancient hermeneutic in the Paris commentary on Martianus Capella”, The Journal of Medieval Latin 22 (2012): 95–116.
abstract:
The essay opens with a brief discussion of Martianus Capella’s De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, and sets out some possible reasons for its popularity with medieval scholars. De nuptiis was known in Ireland by the seventh century, and John Scottus Eriugena might have read it there. In any case, he wrote two versions of a commentary on the work, the longer of which (P = Paris, BnF, MS lat. 12960) is considerably more interesting for its exegetical method. The allegoresis of secular texts had been largely neglected since Fulgentius (sixth century), and was only reprised in the diffuse commentary tradition on Martianus that preceded Eriugena’s study of that text. However, in the P commentary John appears to be working towards a sophisticated exegetical system that embodies what the author himself calls “the laws of allegory.” John employs the terms fabulose and physice (“in the mythical sense” and “in the physical sense”), which, as is argued, correspond to Neoplatonic psychological allegoresis and Stoic physical allegoresis respectively. Although the terms appear to be similar to those used by Augustine in the De civitate Dei (drawing on Varro), John uses them differently. The source of his terminology remains problematic, though one might speculate on the use of a Greek work.
(source: Brepols)
Lutz, Cora E., Iohannis Scotti Annotationes in Marcianum, Cambridge, Mass.: Mediaeval Academy of America, 1939.
Manitius, Max, Geschichte der lateinischen Literatur des Mittelalters, 3 vols, vol. 1: Von Justinian bis zur Mitte des zehnten Jahrhunderts, Munich: Beck, 1911.
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525 [83] “Dunchads Martiankommentar”
Results for P (895)
A collection of early Welsh poetry, including religious poems, praise poems and elegies.
- c. 1250
- Black Book of Carmarthen scribe
- s. xiv1
- Book of Taliesin scribe
A Welsh vellum manuscript consisting of two parts (Hengwrt MSS 411 and 408).
- s. xiii-xiv
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 3
First part (Hengwrt MS 411) of a medieval Welsh vellum manuscript.
- s. xiii
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 3
Second part (Hengwrt MS 408) of a medieval Welsh vellum manuscript.
- c. 1300
- c. 1350
- Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch
First part of the White Book of Rhydderch.
- c. 1350
Four manuscript fragments containing parts of the Four branches of the Mabinogi (i-iii) and Gereint ap Erbin (iv).
- s. xiii
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 6
Not yet published.
- s. xiii
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 6
Manuscript fragment of Gereint.
- s. xivin
- Book of Taliesin scribe
