The Textual Tradition of the Carmen de uentis (AL 484) : Some Preliminary Conclusions with a New Edition
Paulo Farmhouse Alberto
The Carmen de uentis (AL 484) is a school poem on the names of winds, considered by Traube and Diaz y to be seventh-century Visigothic composition. It achieved wide manuscript circulation throughout Middle Ages, can found in over fifty manuscripts, sometimes embodied wind diagrams. earliest branch, oldest witnesses which date from early eighth century, circulated mainly milieux northern Italy. descendants more recent archetype, possibly revision Carolingian scholar presents 'classical' text, are mostly Reims, Fleury, Germany connected centres, ninth century onwards; this archetype source for most later copies. This article first attempt provide full description textual tradition suggests that Riese's text should reconsidered.
Aevum-rassegna Di Scienze Storiche Linguistiche E Filologiche