medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear list(s) members,
May I ask your opinion on a particular latin line? In a 13th century
sermon, I found this sentence:
"querimus sapientiam in foraminibus quaternorum pellium ovinarum"
with, for the record, a different reading in one of the manuscript:
"querimus sapientiam in foraminibus cysternarum pellium ovinarum picturis"
The only interpretation I came up with for this sentence is that it is
about people who look for wisdom in books and intellectual experience
instead of the more mystic approach dear to the author, "in foraminibus
quaternorum pellium ovinarum" being there a disparaging description of a
worn book half-eaten by worms (why else the "in foraminibus?).
But I wonder if there couldn't be another explanation...
Any idea? :)
Best, M.
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