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Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156. Elucidarius


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    • Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156.
    • Elucidarius
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    • Elucidarium
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    • Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156. Clarification
    • Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156. Elucidarium
    • Honorius, of Autun, ca. 1080-ca. 1156. Elucidarius
    • Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156. Lucidarius
    • Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156. Dialogus de summa totius Christianae religionis
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    • Honorius, of Autun, ca. 1080-ca. 1156. Elucidarius
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    • found: Honorius, of Autun. L'Elucidario, 1984:title page (L'Elucidario : volgarizzamento in antico milanese dell'"Elucidarium" di Onorio Agustodunense)
    • found: LC data base, 6-5-86(unif. title hdg.: Elucidarius; usage: Elucidarius, Elucidarium) LC manual cat. (unif. title hdg.: Elucidarius; usage: Elucidarius, Elucidarium; info.: Under this heading are entered the Latin theological work (for the use of the clergy) now generally acknowledged as the work of Honorius Augustodunensis ... and its more or less free translations into various languages)
    • found: Enciclopedia italiana, accessed via Treccani website, May 31, 2019:article by Vignola, Bruno, "Lucidarius," 1934 (Lucidarius, title of a German prose work of the 12th century; its sources include the Philosophia mundi of William of Conches; the Imago mundi and the Gemma animae of Honorius of Autun; and Elucidarium, a work of uncertain authorship ("un compendio di dogmatica detto Elucidarium, d'incerto autore")) article "Onorio, detto di Autun," 1935 (works of Honorius of Autun include "Elucidarius, sive dialogus de summa totius christianae teologiae"; it was translated into French, Provençal, Italian, Icelandic, Swedish, Gaelic, English and High and Low German)
    • found: Enciclopedia on line, via Treccani website, May 31, 2019(under Onòrio Augustodunense: works include "Elucidarium sive dialogus de summa totius christianae religionis")
    • found: Synan, E.A. "Honorius of Autun," in New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed., v. 7, 2003, pages 88-89, accessed via Gale Virtual Reference Library, May 31, 2019("His success as a Christian teacher is attested by the numerous manuscripts and early printings of his theological manual, the Clarification (Elucidarium), as well as by medieval versions of it in French, Provençal, Italian, Old Norse, Swedish, Gaelic, English, and a German compilation of materials taken from the Philosophia mundi of William of Conches and from several of Honorius's works")
    • found: Lexikon der altnordischen Literatur, c1987(Elucidarius oder Elucidarium ist ein kurzgefasstes ma. Handbuch über die Welt und den christl. Glauben. Die wie andere didakt. Werke in Dialogform abgefasste latein. Enzyklopädie wird Honorius Augustodunensis (ca. 1080-1157) zugeschrieben, was nicht gesichert ist)
    • found: Lucidarius. Der deutsche Lucidarius, 1994- :v. 3, 2002, page VII (sources of "Lucidarius": 1. Honorius Augustodunensis, "Elucidarium"; 2. Honorius Augustodunensis, "Imago mundi"; 3. Wilhelm von Conches, "Philosophia"; 4. Rupert von Deutz, "Liber de divinis officiis"; 5. Honorius Augustodunensis, "Gemma animae") page 9* (the third book of "Lucidarius" is a direct translation of the third book of Honorius's Elucidarium)
    • found: NN files, May 31, 2019(under Lucidarius: "Under this heading are entered editions of and works about the anonymous work known also as Elucidarius and written originally in German. For editions of and works about the Elucidarius, Elucidarium or Lucidarius written originally in Latin, see Honorius Augustodunensis, called Solitarius, d. 1152"; under Elucidarius: "For editions of the Elucidarius, Elucidarium or Lucidarius written originally in Latin, see Honorius Augustodunensis. For editions of the anonymous work with the same titles written originally in German, see Lucidarius")
    • found: Lefèvre, Yves. "Elucidarium, Lucidaires," in Dictionnaire des lettres françaises: le Moyen Âge, édition entièrement revue et mise à jour, 1994, pages 403-405:page 403 (Elucidarium, the first work composed by Honorius of Autun, intended to enlighten his readers about everything touching Christian doctrine) page 404 (translated into most languages of Western Christianity; in French, Lucidaire or the Roman du Lucidaire; literal translations made in the 13th and 15th century and a freer translation in the 14th century, widely distributed under the title Lucidaire (designated the Second Lucidaire by critics))
    • found: Freytag, Hartmut. "Honorius (H. Augustodunensis, H. von Autun)," in Die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters : Verfasserlexikon, Bd. 4, Lieferung 1, c1982, columns 122-132:column 123 (under dogmatic and encyclopedic works: the "Elucidarium," a widely disseminated, innovative systematic doctrine of salvation) column 129 (the Elucidarium had a lasting influence on account of its innovative structure; there are many manuscript versions, some expanded, translations and adaptations in vernacular languages, and works that are based on individual sections, such as the Middle High German "Lucidarius," whose main source is the Elucidarium)
    • found: Bibliothèque nationale de France. BnF autorités, May 31, 2019(Lucidarius; Latin text attributed to Honorius of Autun and, wrongly, to St. Anselm, Lanfranc and St. Gregory; translations and adaptations in all languages of the Medieval West; French versions under the title Lucidaire or Élucidaire; German version from the end of the 12th century, based on the Latin text; Danish, Russian and Czech versions based on the German) - https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb121965171
  • Editorial Notes

    • [Use for the work by Honorius of Autun, composed in Latin, and its direct derivatives. For the anonymous work composed in Middle High German, adapted in part from the Elucidarius of Honorius of Autun, and its direct derivatives, use Elucidarius (n 95016078).]
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    • 1987-06-18: new
    • 2022-07-09: revised
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