Überlegungen zu Auswahlprozessen in der Überlieferung der spätantiken lateinischen Evangelienkommentare
Lukas J. Dorfbauer
Lukas J. Dorfbauer: Thoughts on the Transmission and Selection of Latin Gospel Commentaries from Late Antiquity.
This paper offers a discussion various aspects pertaining to transmission selection commentaries Antiquity. Why were certain extremely popular in Middle Ages have come down us hundreds manuscripts, while others found little attention rarely used copied? It is argued that matters language style might been more important ensure survival commentary than its contents, but most factor was authority author’s name attached it. Even advocating ‹heretical› ideas could enjoy great popularity, if they transmitted under Church father’s unquestionable orthodoxy. The watershed Antiquity seems occurred rather early: works lost seem already by outset Carolingian era.