LUPUS OF FERRIERES AS SCRIBE AND TEXT CRITIC: A Study of his Autograph Copy of Cicero's De oratore, With a Facsimile of the Manuscript

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The Benedictine monk Lupus Servatus (c.805-c.862) made a tireless quest of manuscripts of classic authors, as it has long been known to readers of his letters. It is because of his passion for copying and preserving manuscripts so that they may be passed on that he is regarded as an influential literate figure and the first humanist. In this in-depth study of his work, Beeson concludes that Lupus had written or been a part of copying texts more than originally thought. Lupus had a rigid adherence to the rules of the Roman grammarians for the division of syllables, whereby any pronounceable group of consonants is placed with the following vowel. He not only conformed to this rule in his personal practice, but also made the texts that he collected adhere to the style. The Mediaeval Academy of America, Publication No. 4. Square quarto: [ix], 51, 109 p. Original cloth binding, with gilt titles. Some mild edgewear; otherwise very good. N° de ref. del artículo 75713

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