Exzerpte als Rezeptionszeugnisse: Isidors ,Etymologiae' in Handschriften aus dem Kloster St. Emmeram

Isidore of Seville's ‘Etymologies' were one of the most extensively used encyclopaedias in European history; they were consulted, copied and finally printed between the seventh and fifteenth century. So far, studies of their reception have focused either on their circulation within Europe or on their use as a source. Only in a few cases, however, have excerpts and fragments been examined, even though they can provide important insights into the work's reception. Because of the almost unfathomable number of such textual witnesses, this study necessarily focuses on a clearly defined group of users. It discusses the reception of Isidore at the Benedictine convent of Saint Emmeram in Regensburg, whose library now forms a collection at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich. Three particular manuscripts are presented (Clm 14515, Clm 14584 and Clm 14477) which show how useful information was extracted from the work and made readily available for the classroo