Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

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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.

Contents

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

VolumeTitleLanguage
86The Old English Catholic Homilies, The First Series: Ælfric Old English
85The Life of Saint Peter of Atroa: SabasByzantine Greek
84The Iberian Apollonius of Tyre medieval Castilian
83Songs about Women: Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Greek
82The Moralized Ovid: Pierre Bersuire Medieval Latin
81Medical Writings from Early Medieval England, Volume I: The Old English Herbal, Lacnunga, and Other TextsOld English
80Jewel of the Soul, Volume II: Honorius Augustodunensis Medieval Latin
79Jewel of the Soul, Volume I: Honorius Augustodunensis Medieval Latin
78Saints at the Limits: Seven Byzantine Popular LegendsByzantine Greek
77Life of the Virgin Mary: John Geometres Byzantine Greek
76 Augustine’s Soliloquies in Old English and in LatinOld English and Medieval Latin
75Miracles of the Virgin; Tract on Abuses: Nigel of Canterbury Medieval Latin
74Biblical and Pastoral Poetry: Alcimus Avitus Medieval Latin
73Animal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean: The Eugenian Recension of Stephanites and IchnelatesByzantine Greek
72The Old English Pastoral Care Old English
71Writings on Body and Soul: Aelred of Rievaulx Medieval Latin
70The Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios Byzantine Greek
69The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle TraditionOld English, Medieval Latin, and Old Norse
68Fortune and Misfortune at Saint Gall: Casus sancti Galli, Ekkehard IV Medieval Latin
67The Byzantine Sinbad: Michael Andreopoulos Byzantine Greek
66Old English Legal Writings: Wulfstan Old English
65Parisiana poetria: John of Garland Medieval Latin
64Homilies: Sophronios of Jerusalem Byzantine Greek
63Anonymous Old English Lives of SaintsOld English
62Appendix Ovidiana: Latin Poems Ascribed to Ovid in the Middle AgesMedieval Latin
61On Morals or Concerning Education: Theodore Metochites Byzantine Greek
60Old English Lives of Saints, Volume III: Ælfric Old English
59Old English Lives of Saints, Volume II: ÆlfricOld English
58Old English Lives of Saints, Volume I: ÆlfricOld English
57 The History of the Kings of Britain: The First Variant VersionMedieval Latin
56Allegories of the Odyssey: John Tzetzes Byzantine Greek
55Architrenius: Johannes de Hauvilla Medieval Latin
54Saints of Ninth- and Tenth-Century GreeceByzantine Greek
53Tria sunt: An Art of Poetry and ProseMedieval Latin
52Two Works on Trebizond: Michael Panaretos, Bessarion Byzantine Greek
51Medieval Latin Lives of MuhammadMedieval Latin
50The Poems of Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous Byzantine Greek
49 Carmina Burana: Volume IIMedieval Latin
48 Carmina Burana: Volume IMedieval Latin
47The Life of Saint Neilos of Rossano Byzantine Greek
46Poems: Venantius Fortunatus Medieval Latin
45Christian Novels from the Menologion of Symeon Metaphrastes Byzantine Greek
44The Old English History of the World: An Anglo-Saxon Rewriting of Orosius Old English
43The Rhetorical Exercises of Nikephoros Basilakes Byzantine Greek
42Old English PsalmsOld English
41On Plato's Timaeus: Calcidius Medieval Latin
40Holy Men of Mount AthosByzantine Greek
39Lives and Miracles: Gregory of Tours Medieval Latin
38Poetic Works: Bernardus Silvestris Medieval Latin
37Allegories of the Iliad: John Tzetzes Byzantine Greek
36On the Liturgy, Volume II: Books 3–4, Amalar of Metz Medieval Latin
35On the Liturgy, Volume I: Books 1–2, Amalar of Metz Medieval Latin
34The Histories, Volume II: Books 6–10, Laonikos Chalkokondyles Byzantine Greek
33The Histories, Volume I: Books 1–5, Laonikos Chalkokondyles Byzantine Greek
32Old English Shorter Poems, Volume II: Wisdom and LyricOld English
31Saints’ Lives, Volume II: Henry of Avranches Medieval Latin
30Saints’ Lives, Volume I: Henry of Avranches Medieval Latin
29On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The Ambigua, by Maximos the Confessor, Volume IIByzantine Greek
28On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The Ambigua, by Maximos the Confessor, Volume IByzantine Greek
27Old English Poems of Christ and His SaintsOld English
26 Ysengrimus Medieval Latin
25The Well-Laden Ship: Egbert of Liège Medieval Latin
24Accounts of Medieval Constantinople: The PatriaByzantine Greek
23The Old English Poems of Cynewulf Old English
22Literary Works: Alan of Lille Medieval Latin
21The Vulgate Bible, Volume VI: The New TestamentMedieval Latin
20The Life of Saint Symeon the New Theologian: Niketas Stethatos Byzantine Greek
19The Old English Boethius Old English
18One Hundred Latin HymnsMedieval Latin
17The Vulgate Bible, Volume V: The Minor Prophetical Books and MaccabeesMedieval Latin
16The History: Michael Attaleiates Byzantine Greek
15Old English Shorter Poems, Volume I: Religious and DidacticOld English
14 Apocalypse: Pseudo-Methodius. An Alexandrian World Chronicle Medieval Latin
13The Vulgate Bible, Volume IV: The Major Prophetical BooksMedieval Latin
12Miracle Tales from ByzantiumByzantine Greek
11Histories, Volume II: Books 3–4, Richer of Saint-Rémi Medieval Latin
10Histories, Volume I: Books 1–2, Richer of Saint-Rémi Medieval Latin
9Satires: Sextus Amarcius. Eupolemius Medieval Latin
8The Vulgate Bible, Volume III: The Poetical BooksMedieval Latin
7Old Testament NarrativesOld English
6 The Rule of Saint Benedict Medieval Latin
5The Vulgate Bible, Volume II, Part B: The Historical BooksMedieval Latin
4The Vulgate Bible, Volume II, Part A: The Historical BooksMedieval Latin
3 The Beowulf Manuscript Old English
2The Arundel Lyrics. The Poems of Hugh Primas Medieval Latin
1The Vulgate Bible, Volume I: The PentateuchMedieval Latin

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