Studies on Nature, Music and Arithmetic in the Circle of Heiric of Auxerre

The work known as the letter A. to E. has been celebrated for its vivid evocation of ninth-century intellectual life. Mainoldi’s identification of the author A. was a crucial step in dispelling the letter’s most recalcitrant mystery, its authorship. Through a number of arguments, and most persuasiv...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Cyhoeddwyd yn:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cem,
Prif Awdur: Thompson, Jeremy
Fformat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Iaith:Anglais
Cyhoeddwyd: Bulletin du centre d’études médiévales d’Auxerre | BUCEMA 2026
Mynediad Ar-lein:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Crynodeb:The work known as the letter A. to E. has been celebrated for its vivid evocation of ninth-century intellectual life. Mainoldi’s identification of the author A. was a crucial step in dispelling the letter’s most recalcitrant mystery, its authorship. Through a number of arguments, and most persuasively through pointed comparison with authentic writings, he demonstrates that the letter’s author is Almann of Hautvillers (ca 840-ca 889). In an impassioned essay, Almann bemoans master E.’s absenc...