From fragments to codices: the reconstruction of copies of Carolingian homiliaries and the <i>Homiliary of Luculentius</i>, a case study of twenty-first-century fragmentology in Septimania and Catalonia
Matthias M. Tischler
Research on manuscripts from early medieval Septimania and Catalonia has become quite sophisticated, but significant detailed work remains to be done. The ongoing digitization of thousands manuscript fragments, preserved especially in public, ecclesiastical, private archives libraries Catalonia, will furnish a rich collection unknown items that allow for the reconstruction lost testimonies region’s religious culture ninth century onwards. This paper shows how modern fragmentology, based systematic comparison scattered pieces, enables us rediscover write history Carolingian homiletic collections south-western periphery empire formed by Catalonia—both general specific case autochthonous Homiliary Luculentius.
Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies