The pandects of Theodulf of Orleans. Carolingian Bibles with critical apparatus: state and prospects of research
Caroline Chevalier-Royet
The biblical pandects produced under the supervision of Bishop Theodulf Orleans (d. 821) between 799 and 818 attest to vitality studies during Carolingian Renaissance. Five Theodulfian Bibles fragments two additional manuscripts have come down us: these share common codicological palaeographical features. homogeneous, consistently applied, editorial choices illustrate Theodulf’s high scholarly ambition his efforts restore Hebraica veritas, which was text established by Jerome. These are (that is, copied in a single volume) with particularly clear page layout, facilitates reading browsing within volume. present stable architecture: order books textual apparatus (poems, forewords, tables, aids placed appendices) were repeated from one volume next, with, however, slight variations reveal continuous efforts. This supplemented marginal notes next various books. number increased as editing work progressed: first they comparisons other Latin manuscripts, while chronologically last point Hebrew text, unique undertaking for period. paper reviews state our knowledge about outlines some avenues research.
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