Sedulius Scottus
Sedulius Scottus was a poet, grammarian, philosopher, theologian and monk (801–875).
Also recorded as Suadbar; Sedulius Scotus.
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Suadbar and Sedulius Scotus. His recorded languages were medieval Latin and Old Irish.
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 8: De rectoribus Christianis, Collectaneum in Apostolum, Collectaneum miscellaneum, Commentarius in Matthaeum, In Donati Artem maiorem, In Donati Artem minorem, In Priscianum and In Eutychem.
Identity
What the record establishes about Sedulius Scottus.
Sedulius Scottus is recorded as poet, grammarian, philosopher, theologian and monk. Sedulius Scottus is recorded with the citizenship of Carolingian Empire. De rectoribus Christianis is dated 0900. Commentarius in Matthaeum is dated 0900. Collectaneum miscellaneum is dated 0900. Collectaneum in Apostolum is dated 0900.
In Donati Artem minorem is dated 0900. In Donati Artem maiorem is dated 0900. Greek psalter is dated 0900. In Priscianum is dated 0900. In Eutychem is dated 0900. Recensio is dated 0900.
Poems is dated 0900.
Holdings and surviving copies
Sedulius Scottus in donati artem minorem (1977) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library. Sedulius Scottus (3 catalogued editions) (1906) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library. Sedulius Scottus carmina (1989) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
Catalogued works
11 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service.
De rectoribus Christianis, dated 0900. Collectaneum miscellaneum, dated 0900. Collectaneum in Apostolum, dated 0900. Commentarius in Matthaeum, dated 0900. In Donati Artem maiorem, dated 0900. In Donati Artem minorem, dated 0900. In Priscianum, dated 0900. In Eutychem, dated 0900. Recensio, dated 0900. Poems, dated 0900. Greek psalter, dated 0900.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Sedulius Scottus (‘the Irishman’), Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009. Sedulius Scottus (fl. 840x51–860x74), poet and scholar, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Le Liber de rectoribus christianis de Sedulius Scottus : édition critique, introduction, traduction et notes. Le Psautier grec de Sedulius Scottus : édition critique et étude d'une révision carolingienne des psaumes. A NEW EDITION OF SEDULIUS SCOTTUS' "CARMINA", Medium Ævum, 1994.
Digitised editions and texts
8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by DataCite (Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens und seiner Zweige), DataCite (Doctorales 58, (Actes de colloque n°6)), DataCite (Rheinisches Museum für Philologie), DataCite (NUI Galway) and Open Library.
Hellmann, S.: Sedulius Scottus (2025) — DataCite (Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens und seiner Zweige). Étude de quelques variantes inédites dans le Psautier de Sedulius Scottus : une nouvelle édition du texte des psaumes au ixe siècle ? (2021) — DataCite (Doctorales 58, (Actes de colloque n°6)). Reste einer Handschrift des Kollektaneums des Sedulius Scottus in Paris (1914) — DataCite (Rheinisches Museum für Philologie). Constructing the good king: Biblical exempla in Sedulous Scottus’ De Rectoribus Christianis (2023) — DataCite (NUI Galway). Sedulius Scottus (3 catalogued editions) (1906) — Open Library. Sedulius Scottus (1906) — Open Library. Sedulius Scottus in donati artem minorem (1977) — Open Library. Sedulius Scottus carmina (1989) — Open Library.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 18 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 20 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is medieval Latin and Old Irish.
The authority associates the name with Carolingian Renaissance.
Works named in the authority record are De rectoribus Christianis, Collectaneum in Apostolum, Collectaneum miscellaneum, Commentarius in Matthaeum, In Donati Artem maiorem and In Donati Artem minorem.
Chronology
- 801Sedulius Scottus born.
- 875Sedulius Scottus died.
- 900De rectoribus Christianis.
- 900Collectaneum miscellaneum.
- 900Collectaneum in Apostolum.
- 900Commentarius in Matthaeum.
- 900In Donati Artem maiorem.
- 900In Donati Artem minorem.
- 1906Sedulius Scottus (3 catalogued editions) (1906) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
- 1906Sedulius Scottus (3 catalogued editions) digitised by Open Library.
- 1906Sedulius Scottus digitised by Open Library.
- 1914Reste einer Handschrift des Kollektaneums des Sedulius Scottus in Paris digitised by DataCite (Rheinisches Museum für Philologie).
- 1977Sedulius Scottus in donati artem minorem (1977) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
- 1989Sedulius Scottus carmina (1989) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
- 2015Tarbflaith: une influence classique dans Audacht Morainn? digitised by DataCite (CNRS Éditions).
- 2017Technical Signs in Early Medieval Manuscripts Copied in Irish Minuscule digitised by DataCite (Brepols).
- 2021Étude de quelques variantes inédites dans le Psautier de Sedulius Scottus : une nouvelle édition du texte des psaumes au ixe siècle ? digitised by DataCite (Doctorales 58, (Actes de colloque n°6)).
- 2023Constructing the good king: Biblical exempla in Sedulous Scottus’ De Rectoribus Christianis digitised by DataCite (NUI Galway).
- 2025Hellmann, S.: Sedulius Scottus digitised by DataCite (Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens und seiner Zweige).
Sources
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- 1.
A NEW EDITION OF SEDULIUS SCOTTUS' "CARMINA", Medium Ævum, 1994
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Sedulius Scottus”
Institutional database · Scholarly
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Le Liber de rectoribus christianis de Sedulius Scottus : édition critique, introduction, traduction et notes
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Le Psautier grec de Sedulius Scottus : édition critique et étude d'une révision carolingienne des psaumes
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Open Library, catalogue records for “Sedulius Scottus”
Institutional database · Scholarly
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Sedulius Scottus (‘the Irishman’), Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Sedulius Scottus (fl. 840x51–860x74), poet and scholar, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2609522: Sedulius Scottus
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Sedulius Scottus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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