editio princeps of the Expositio, based on the Leiden manuscript, was published in 1598 by the librarian of Leiden University Library, Paulus Merula. Merula omitted the prologue, though it was in the Leiden manuscript, so Martin Opitz printed this in his Annolied edition of 1639. It appears that the Annolied and Williram's Expositio were transmitted together on a number of occasions. See also Leiden Willeram Notes Year of birth missing 1085 deaths German Benedictines Translators of the Bible into German German abbots German male writers