Orenius / Erennius / Herennius Modestinus in a Lost Manuscript of Isidore: A Reappraisal of the Problem

Wibier, Matthijs (2019) Orenius / Erennius / Herennius Modestinus in a Lost Manuscript of Isidore: A Reappraisal of the Problem. Philologus: Zeitschrift für antike Literatur und ihre Rezeption, 163 (2). ISSN 0031-7985. (In press) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)

Abstract

This paper investigates the ascription of a passage in Isidore’s Differentiae to the jurist Modestinus. A collection of philological notes by the humanist scholar Barthius (Kaspar von Barth) reports the existence of a (now lost) manuscript that credited lemma 1.434 Codoñer to one Orenius, which has ever since usually been emended into Herennius (sc. Modestinus). It is possible to locate this witness in the stemma of the Differentiae. Careful study of Barthius’ reported readings from the manuscript indicate that it was not only peripheral to the tradition, but it also allows us to point out the (skilful) hand of an editor/interpolator, who may have been responsible for the addition of the name Orenius.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History P Language and Literature > PA Classical philology
Divisions:	Faculties > Humanities > School of European Culture and Languages > Classical and Archaeological Studies
Depositing User:	Matthijs Wibier
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2019 14:29 UTC
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2019 08:29 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/72618 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)