Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

Summary

The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library (est. 2010) is a series of books published by Harvard University Press in collaboration with the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. It presents editions of texts originally written in medieval Latin, Byzantine Greek, Old English, and the languages of the medieval Iberian peninsula, with facing-page translations into modern English. The aim is to make such texts accessible to English-speaking scholars and general readers.

Dumbarton Oaks volumes in a London bookshop

The general editor is Daniel Donoghue. The language editors are Daniel Donoghue (Old English), Danuta Shanzer (Medieval Latin), Alice-Mary Talbot (Byzantine Greek, 2010–2019), Alexander Alexakis and Richard Greenfield (Byzantine Greek coeditors, 2019 to the present), and Josiah Blackmore (Medieval Iberian). The founding editor of the series was Jan M. Ziolkowski; he served as general editor from 2010 to 2020.

The series is a sister of three others published by Harvard University Press: Loeb Classical Library, I Tatti Renaissance Library, and Murty Classical Library of India.[1]

Volumes edit

Volume Title Language
84 The Iberian Apollonius of Tyre medieval Castilian
83 Poems about Women: Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Greek
82 The Moralized Ovid: Pierre Bersuire Medieval Latin
81 Medical Writings from Early Medieval England, Volume I: The Old English Herbal, Lacnunga, and Other Texts Old English
80 Jewel of the Soul, Volume II: Honorius Augustodunensis Medieval Latin
79 Jewel of the Soul, Volume I: Honorius Augustodunensis Medieval Latin
78 Saints at the Limits: Seven Byzantine Popular Legends Byzantine Greek
77 Life of the Virgin Mary: John Geometres Byzantine Greek
76 Augustine’s Soliloquies in Old English and in Latin Old English and Medieval Latin
75 Miracles of the Virgin; Tract on Abuses: Nigel of Canterbury Medieval Latin
74 Biblical and Pastoral Poetry: Alcimus Avitus Medieval Latin
73 Animal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean: The Eugenian Recension of Stephanites and Ichnelates Byzantine Greek
72 The Old English Pastoral Care Old English
71 Writings on Body and Soul: Aelred of Rievaulx Medieval Latin
70 The Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios Byzantine Greek
69 The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition Old English, Medieval Latin, and Old Norse
68 Fortune and Misfortune at Saint Gall: Casus sancti Galli, Ekkehard IV Medieval Latin
67 The Byzantine Sinbad: Michael Andreopoulos Byzantine Greek
66 Old English Legal Writings: Wulfstan Old English
65 Parisiana poetria: John of Garland Medieval Latin
64 Homilies: Sophronios of Jerusalem Byzantine Greek
63 Anonymous Old English Lives of Saints Old English
62 Appendix Ovidiana: Latin Poems Ascribed to Ovid in the Middle Ages Medieval Latin
61 On Morals or Concerning Education: Theodore Metochites Byzantine Greek
60 Old English Lives of Saints, Volume III: Ælfric Old English
59 Old English Lives of Saints, Volume II: Ælfric Old English
58 Old English Lives of Saints, Volume I: Ælfric Old English
57 The History of the Kings of Britain: The First Variant Version Medieval Latin
56 Allegories of the Odyssey: John Tzetzes Byzantine Greek
55 Architrenius: Johannes de Hauvilla Medieval Latin
54 Saints of Ninth- and Tenth-Century Greece Byzantine Greek
53 Tria sunt: An Art of Poetry and Prose Medieval Latin
52 Two Works on Trebizond: Michael Panaretos, Bessarion Byzantine Greek
51 Medieval Latin Lives of Muhammad Medieval Latin
50 The Poems of Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous Byzantine Greek
49 Carmina Burana: Volume II Medieval Latin
48 Carmina Burana: Volume I Medieval Latin
47 The Life of Saint Neilos of Rossano Byzantine Greek
46 Poems: Venantius Fortunatus Medieval Latin
45 Christian Novels from the Menologion of Symeon Metaphrastes Byzantine Greek
44 The Old English History of the World: An Anglo-Saxon Rewriting of Orosius Old English
43 The Rhetorical Exercises of Nikephoros Basilakes Byzantine Greek
42 Old English Psalms Old English
41 On Plato's Timaeus: Calcidius Medieval Latin
40 Holy Men of Mount Athos Byzantine Greek
39 Lives and Miracles: Gregory of Tours Medieval Latin
38 Poetic Works: Bernardus Silvestris Medieval Latin
37 Allegories of the Iliad: John Tzetzes Byzantine Greek
36 On the Liturgy, Volume II: Books 3–4, Amalar of Metz Medieval Latin
35 On the Liturgy, Volume I: Books 1–2, Amalar of Metz Medieval Latin
34 The Histories, Volume II: Books 6–10, Laonikos Chalkokondyles Byzantine Greek
33 The Histories, Volume I: Books 1–5, Laonikos Chalkokondyles Byzantine Greek
32 Old English Shorter Poems, Volume II: Wisdom and Lyric Old English
31 Saints’ Lives, Volume II: Henry of Avranches Medieval Latin
30 Saints’ Lives, Volume I: Henry of Avranches Medieval Latin
29 On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The Ambigua, by Maximos the Confessor, Volume II Byzantine Greek
28 On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The Ambigua, by Maximos the Confessor, Volume I Byzantine Greek
27 Old English Poems of Christ and His Saints Old English
26 Ysengrimus Medieval Latin
25 The Well-Laden Ship: Egbert of Liège Medieval Latin
24 Accounts of Medieval Constantinople: The Patria Byzantine Greek
23 The Old English Poems of Cynewulf Old English
22 Literary Works: Alan of Lille Medieval Latin
21 The Vulgate Bible, Volume VI: The New Testament Medieval Latin
20 The Life of Saint Symeon the New Theologian: Niketas Stethatos Byzantine Greek
19 The Old English Boethius Old English
18 One Hundred Latin Hymns Medieval Latin
17 The Vulgate Bible, Volume V: The Minor Prophetical Books and Maccabees Medieval Latin
16 The History: Michael Attaleiates Byzantine Greek
15 Old English Shorter Poems, Volume I: Religious and Didactic Old English
14 Apocalypse: Pseudo-Methodius. An Alexandrian World Chronicle Medieval Latin
13 The Vulgate Bible, Volume IV: The Major Prophetical Books Medieval Latin
12 Miracle Tales from Byzantium Byzantine Greek
11 Histories, Volume II: Books 3–4, Richer of Saint-Rémi Medieval Latin
10 Histories, Volume I: Books 1–2, Richer of Saint-Rémi Medieval Latin
9 Satires: Sextus Amarcius. Eupolemius Medieval Latin
8 The Vulgate Bible, Volume III: The Poetical Books Medieval Latin
7 Old Testament Narratives Old English
6 The Rule of Saint Benedict Medieval Latin
5 The Vulgate Bible, Volume II, Part B: The Historical Books Medieval Latin
4 The Vulgate Bible, Volume II, Part A: The Historical Books Medieval Latin
3 The Beowulf Manuscript Old English
2 The Arundel Lyrics. The Poems of Hugh Primas Medieval Latin
1 The Vulgate Bible, Volume I: The Pentateuch Medieval Latin

References edit

  1. ^ Adam Kirsch, Mysteries and Masterpieces: The latest stage in the "American conquest of the Middle Ages", Harvard Magazine, Jan.-Feb. 2012. Accessed 11 September 2016.

External links edit

  • The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
  • The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library on the Harvard University Press website
  • Dumbarton Oaks website
  • Harvard University Press
  • Harvard University Press Blog post on DOML edition, Saints' Lives of Henry of Avranches