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PUBLICATIONS OF THE JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL LATIN 12 PUBLICATIONS OF THE JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL LATIN A Publication of The Medieval Latin Association of North America General Editors: Michael W. Herren, C.J. McDonough, Gernot Wieland Associate Editors: Alexander Andrée University of Toronto Bernice M. Kaczynski McMaster University John Magee University of Toronto Greti Dinkova-Bruun Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Jean Meyers University of Montpellier Carin Ruff Independent Scholar David Townsend University of Toronto Advisory Board: Walter Berschin University of Heidelberg James P. Carley York University Paolo Chiesa University of Milan Michael Lapidge Clare College Cambridge Andy Orchard Pembroke College Oxford A. G. Rigg University of Toronto Danuta Shanzer University of Vienna Brian Stock University of Toronto Jan M. Ziolkowski Harvard University V. Alice Tyrrell MEROVINGIAN LETTERS AND LETTER WRITERS F © 2019, Brepols Publishers N.V., Turnhout, Belgium All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN 978-2-503-58358-7 e-ISBN 978-2-503-58359-4 DOI 10.1484/M.PJML-EB.5.116644 ISSN 2033-883X e-ISSN 2565-9987 D/2019/0095/23 Printed on acid-free paper Table of Contents Abbreviations ix General ix Letter Collections ix Preface xi Introduction xiii 1. Additamentum e codice formularum Senonensium xxii 2. Aldhelmi et ad Aldhelmum epistolae xxii 3. Columbani abbatis Luxoviensis et Bobbiensis epistolae xxiii 4. Epistolae aevi Merowingici collectae xxiii 5. Epistolae Austrasicae xxiv 6. Epistolae Aviti Viennensis xxiv 7. Epistolae Caesarii Arelatensis xxv 8. Epistolae Desiderii Cadurcensis episcopi xxv 9. Epistolae Wisigoticae xxvi 10. Liber auctoritatum ecclesiae Arelatensis xxvi 11. Registrum Gregorii xxvii 12. S. Bonifatii et Lulli epistolae xxviii 13. Variae epistolae xxix 14. Venantii Fortunati opera poetica xxix Chapter One Amicitia Networks Part 1: Sidonius Apollinaris to Nicetius of Trier and Friends Preamble 1 Sidonius Apollinaris 3 Ruricius of Limoges 5 Avitus of Vienne 7 Early Sixth-Century Letters 8 Chapter 2 Amicitia Networks Part 2: Venantius Fortunatus and the Later Sixth Century Preamble 19 The Provençal Literary Circle 23 The Austrasian Literary Circle 25 Felix of Nantes 31 Martin of Braga 34 Gregory of Tours 37 Syagrius of Autun and the carmen figuratum 42 v Table of Contents Chapter 3 Amicitia Networks Part 3: Columbanus to Boniface and Lull Preamble 51 Columbani abbatis Luxoviensis et Bobbiensis epistolae 53 Epistolae Desiderii episcopi Cadurcensis 55 Chrodobert of Tours and Importunus of Paris 66 S. Bonifatii et Lulli epistolae 81 Concluding Remarks 89 Chapter 4 Kings and Popes Royal Letters 93 Childebert I 94 Theudebert I 98 Desiderius of Cahors 99 Specula principum 101 Papal Letters 106 Liber auctoritatum ecclesiae Arelatensis 107 Epistolae Viennensis spuriae 108 Registrum Gregorii 115 Amandus of Maastricht and Martin I 117 Boniface and Rome 120 Concluding Remarks 128 Chapter 5 Women’s Letters Effusis cum lacrimis: Women Writing Emotional Letters 130 Women Writing Unemotional Letters 140 Letters to Women 145 Concluding Remarks 161 Chapter 6 Bearers and Gifts Section 1: Bearers 163 Section 2: Gifts 177 Concluding Remarks 195 vi Table of Contents Chapter 7 Letter Writers and the Bible Preamble 197 Letters of Instruction and Reproach 200 Letters of Defence 205 Letters of amicitia 207 Insular Epistolography and the Bible 209 Vitae and Biblical Usage: A Comparison 213 Versions of Scripture 214 Chart of Biblical Quotations 215 Concluding Remarks 216 Conclusion 219 Appendix of Biblical Quotations 221 Columbani abbatis Luxoviensis et Bobbiensis epistolae 221 Epistolae aevi Merowingici collectae 221 Epistolae Austrasicae 222 Epistolae Caesarii Arelatensis 222 Epistolae Desiderii episcopi 222 Liber auctoritatum ecclesiae Arelatensis 223 S. Bonifatii et Lulli epistolae 223 Appendix: Summaries of Individual Merovingian Letters 227 Additamentum e codice formularum Senonensium 228 Aldhelmi et ad Aldhelmum epistolae 228 Columbani abbatis Luxoviensis et Bobbiensis epistolae 229 Epistolae aevi Merowingici collectae 230 Epistolae Austrasicae 235 Epistolae Aviti Viennensis 245 Epistolae Caesarii Arelatensis 245 Epistolae Desiderii episcopi 252 Epistolae Wisigoticae 259 Liber auctoritatum ecclesiae Arelatensis 260 Registrum Gregorii 273 S. Bonifatii et Lulli epistolae 288 Variae epistolae 323 Venantii Fortunati opera poetica 323 Appendix carminum 347 Vita Eligii 352 Vita Remigii 352 Vita sancti Amandi episcopi 353 Vita sancti Desiderii 353 Libri historiarum decem of Gregory of Tours 354 vii Table of Contents Codex Monacensis Latinus 5508 355 Codex Parisinus Latinus 12097 355 Codex Sangallensis 190, pp. 348–53 355 Codex Sangallensis 917, p. 3 355 De observatione ciborum 356 Works Cited 357 Primary Sources 357 Secondary Sources 362 Index Personarum 377 viii Abbreviations General CCSL Corpus Christianorum Series Latina Fred. Chronicarum quae dicuntur Fredegarii scholastici libri HE Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum of Bede HL Historia Langobardorum of Paul the Deacon LH Historiarum libri decem of Gregory of Tour MGH Monumenta Germaniae Historica MLLM Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus PL Patrologia Latina PLRE The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire Letter Collections Add. Additamentum e codice formularum Senonensium Ald. Aldhelmi et ad Aldhelmum epistolae Arel. Liber auctoritatum ecclesiae Arelatensis Avitus Epistolae Aviti Viennensis Bon. S. Bonifatii et Lulli epistolae Caes. Epistolae Caesarii Arelatensis Col. Columbani abbatis Luxoviensis et Bobbiensis epistolae Des. Epistolae Desiderii Cadurcensis episcopi Ep. Aus. Epistolae Austrasicae Ep. coll. Epistolae aevi Merowingici collectae Ep. Wis. Epistolae Wisigoticae Reg. Greg. Registrum Gregorii Rur. Epistolae Ruricii Lemovicensis episcopi Sid. Ap. Sidonii Apollinaris epistolae Var. Variae epistolae VF Venantii Fortunati opera poetica ix
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