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Medieval Latin was the form of Literary Latin used in Roman Catholic Western Europe during the Middle Ages. In this region it served as the primary written language, though local languages were also written to varying degrees. Latin functioned as the main medium of scholarly exchange, as the liturgical language of the Church, and as the working ...
The following works provide more detailed linguistic guides to Medieval Latin: Albert Blaise, A Handbook of Christian Latin: Style, Morphology, and Syntax, trans. by G. C. Roti (Turnhout: Brepols, 1992) [originally Manuel du latin chrétien (1955)]; and Karl Strecker, Introduction to Medieval Latin, trans. by R. B. Palmer (Berlin: Weidmann ...
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Handbook. The study of medieval Latin language and literature—Latin as it was used from roughly 500 to 1500 ce, as documented in a vast body of surviving texts—is a thriving enterprise. Over the nearly 125 years since medieval Latin was first conceived as a distinct discipline, scholars primarily in Europe and North America have made ...
Jan 23, 2012 · The twenty-eight articles in this Handbook represent some of the current thinking in the study of Latin language and literature in the Middle Ages. The insights offered by the collective of authors not only illuminate the field of medieval Latin literature, but shed new light on broader questions of literary history, cultural interaction, world ...
Apr 24, 2023 · The term Medieval Latin refers to Latin from c . 500 until c . 1500 CE. In the first few centuries, Medieval Latin defines texts which contrive to follow the rules of formal literary language, in contrast to Vulgar Latin, which describes the non-formal registers of spoken language. Throughout its history, Medieval Latin texts often deviate from ...
CUA Press, 1996 - Foreign Language Study - 774 pages. Organized with the assistance of an international advisory committee of medievalists from several disciplines, Medieval Latin: An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide is a new standard guide to the Latin language and literature of the period from c. A.D. 200 to 1500.
Dec 5, 2022 · This guides provides resources for the study of Medieval Latin and Neo-Latin (c. 600 C.E. to 1700 C.E..) Medieval Manuscripts at the Beinecke. Search for descriptions of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Latin Literature.
