Die beiden ältesten lateinischen Fabelbücher des Mittelalters.
Subtitle: Des Bischofs Cyrillus Speculum sapientae und des Nicolaus Pergamenus Dialogus creaturarum.
By: [Herausgeber:] J. G. Th. Grässe.  (Reprografischer Nachdruck der Ausg. Tübingen 1880)
Contributors: Cyril, Saint, Bishop of Jerusalem, ca. 315-386.; Cyril, Saint, Apostle of the Slavs, ca. 827-869.; Cyrillus de Quidenon, 13th cent.; Nicolaus, Pergaminus.; Mayno, de' Mayneri, d. 1368.
Series: Bibliothek des Literarischen Vereins,; Bd. 148
Publisher: G. Olms
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Hildesheim
Language: lat; ger
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Speculum sapientae.; Dialogus creaturarum.; Fables, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- History and criticism.; Fables, Latin -- History and criticism.
Other titles: Speculum sapientiae.; Dialogus creaturarum.
Notes: Authorship of the Speculum sapientiae uncertain.  Attributed in MSS. and early printed books to a Cyrillus episcopus, variously identified with Saint Cyrillus, Bp. of Jerusalem, Saint Cyrillus of Thessalonica or Cyrillus de Quidenon.  Cf. p. 285-290 and Gesamtkat. d. Wiegendr., v. 7, col. 232.
The Dialogus creaturarum sive contemptus sublimitatis, is in the Paris MS. no. 8512, ascribed to a Nicolaus, Pergaminus (changed by Grässe to Pergamenus), in der Codex cremonensis LII. 6.4 to Magnus de Magneriis [Magninus Mediolanenis, Mayno de M̓ayneri]  Cf. Pio Rajna, Del "Dialogus creaturarum/ in Giorn, stor. della letterat. ital., v. 3 4, 10, 11.