Benedeit (floruit 1120)
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document found
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 17
Parchment · 4 ff. · 13.9 x 9.7 cm · first half of the 13th century
Benedeit, The Voyage of Saint Brendan
Four fragments of parchment, separated from a binding, contain parts of the account of the so-called Navigatio sancti Brandani, the sea voyage of St. Brendan, an Irish monk of the fifth and sixth centuries. The work in Latin prose, handed down anonymously, is considered a classic of medieval hagiography and travel literature; since the 10th century, it has been preserved in numerous manuscripts. This version is an Anglo-Norman translation by the monk Benedeit (about 1120).
Online Since: 12/13/2013
- Benedeit (Author) | Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description