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Carmen Iohannis monachi Elnonensis ad Erluinum Cameracensem episcopum
Versus ad Erluinum episcopum

Century: 11 (?)

Hagiography
Poems

Latin

Dioc. Tournai
County of Hainault

INCIPIT

Praesulis eximii laudes ornare camenis/ Opto piis, fuerit mihimet si copia fandi...

EXPLICIT

...Nam vigeat si rite tuo munimine carmen/ Omnes insidia spernet moderamine tanto.

Johannes Elnonensis

Sex: M- Bio: monk of Saint Amand's monastery in Elno (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux) (10th-11th century).-Status author (order, function): Benedictine Monks (OSB)

EDITING

Location:Probably Saint Amand's abbey at Elno (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux) - Date: / - Commission: /

SIZE

16 verzen

CONTEXT

ABSTRACT

Verses adressed to bishop Erluinus (996-1012); prologue to the Vita metrica sanctae Rictrudis.

SOURCES

INFLUENCE

MANUSCRIPTS

Douai, Bibliothèque Municipale, 836 (Link)

TRANSLATIONS

EDITIONS

Analecta bollandiana, 20 (1901) 463
STRECKER (K.), in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Antiquitates, 1: Poetae latini medii aevi, 5/1-2 (Dublin-Zürich,1937-9; 1970 2de druk) 375 nr 4 (Link)

LITERATURE

(S.N.), 'Catalogus codicum hagiographicorum latinorum bibliothecae publicae Duacensis', in: Analecta bollandiana, 20 (1901) 463
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina Suppl. 7248a
CHEVALIER (U.), Répertoire des sources historiques du Moyen-age. Bio-bibliographie (Paris, 1877-1886. 1888 II) 2484

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Contributor:
Marit Gypen

Update:
2010-11-10 09:11:12