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'''Adalbert of Metz''' (died 962) was the compiler of the '''''Speculum Gregorii''''', a selection of ] excerpts from ]'s '']''.{{sfn|Seow|2023|p=369}} The criteria of selection were moral and topical. There are several known ]s but no ], although there is a published study of one 15th-century copy.<ref>{{harvnb|Seow|2023|p=369}}, citing {{harvnb|Valgimogli|2006}}.</ref> '''Adalbert of Metz''' ({{floruit|10th century}}) was the compiler of the '''''Speculum Gregorii''''', a selection of ] excerpts from ]'s '']''.{{sfn|Seow|2023|p=369}}

What little is known of Adalbert comes from two sources, his ''Speculum'' and his epitaph. In the prologue of the ''Speculum'', he calls himself a deacon. In the epilogue, he calls himself a monk and priest. His epitaph, composed by ], says that he was of noble origin and died young on 12 February.{{sfn|Wright|2021}} The date of his death is given variously as 962{{sfn|Seow|2023|p=369}} or about 980.{{sfn|Wright|2021}} In the 16th century, ] identified his monastery as {{ill|Abbey of Saint-Vincent de Metz|lt=Saint-Vincent de Metz|fr|Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Metz}}.{{sfn|Wright|2021}}

Adalbert was inspired to compose the ''Speculum'' ('Mirror')—a title he chose—by conversations with his friend Hermann, to whom he dedicated the work.{{sfn|Wasselynck|1962|p=27}} He selected 193 excerpts for inclusion.{{sfn|Wasselynck|1962|p=28}} His criteria of selection were moral and topical.{{sfn|Seow|2023|p=369}} He gave each excerpt a heading of his own devising, divided the work into four books and provided a table of contents.{{sfn|Wasselynck|1967}}

There are several known ]s but no ], although there is a published study of one 15th-century copy.<ref>{{harvnb|Seow|2023|p=369}}, citing {{harvnb|Valgimogli|2006}}.</ref> One manuscript, produced in France around 970, was already at ] before the century's end, when a copy was a made. The French copy wound up in the library of ] while the Canterbury copy found its way to ].{{sfn|Wright|2021}}


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==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book |publisher=De Gruyter |year=2023 |title=The Many Faces of Job, Part 1: The Premodern Period *{{cite book |publisher=De Gruyter |year=2023 |title=The Many Faces of Job, Part 1: The Premodern Period
|editor=Choon-Leong Seow |first=Choon-Leong |last=Seow |chapter=Gregorian Exegesis of Job in the Latin West from the Seventh to Twelth Centuries |pages=351–389}} |editor=Choon-Leong Seow |first=Choon-Leong |last=Seow |chapter=Gregorian Exegesis of Job in the Latin West from the Seventh to Twelfth Centuries |pages=351–389}}
*{{cite book |editor-first=Lorenzo |editor-last=Valgimogli |title=Lo speculum Gregorii di Alberto di Metz |publisher=SISMEL edizioni del Galluzzo |year=2006}} *{{cite book |editor-first=Lorenzo |editor-last=Valgimogli |title=Lo speculum Gregorii di Alberto di Metz |publisher=SISMEL edizioni del Galluzzo |year=2006}}
*{{cite journal |first=René |last=Wasselynck |title=Les compilations des «Moralia in Job» du VII<sup>e</sup> au XII<sup>e</sup> siècle |pages=5–32 |jstor=26187640 |volume=29 |journal=Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale}} *{{cite journal |year=1962 |first=René |last=Wasselynck |title=Les compilations des «Moralia in Job» du VII<sup>e</sup> au XII<sup>e</sup> siècle |pages=5–32 |jstor=26187640 |volume=29 |journal=Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale}}
*{{cite journal |first=René |last=Wasselynck |title=La table de ''Capitula'' du «Speculum» d'Adalbert de Metz |journal=Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale |volume=34 |year=1967 |pages=255–262 |jstor=26188043}} *{{cite journal |first=René |last=Wasselynck |title=La table de ''Capitula'' du «Speculum» d'Adalbert de Metz |journal=Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale |volume=34 |year=1967 |pages=255–262 |jstor=26188043}}
*{{cite web |url=https://works.hcommons.org/records/pv0vg-xd634 |doi=10.17613/t2yef-z8m11 |first=Charles D. |last=Wright |title=Adalbert of Metz |year=2021 |access-date=10 January 2025 |editor=Brandon Hawk |website=Knowledge Commons}}
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Cambridge, Queens' College, MS 19, folio 7v. End of the table of contents and start of the text of the Speculum Gregorii.

Adalbert of Metz (fl. 10th century) was the compiler of the Speculum Gregorii, a selection of Latin excerpts from Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job.

What little is known of Adalbert comes from two sources, his Speculum and his epitaph. In the prologue of the Speculum, he calls himself a deacon. In the epilogue, he calls himself a monk and priest. His epitaph, composed by Gerbert of Aurillac, says that he was of noble origin and died young on 12 February. The date of his death is given variously as 962 or about 980. In the 16th century, Johannes Trithemius identified his monastery as Saint-Vincent de Metz [fr].

Adalbert was inspired to compose the Speculum ('Mirror')—a title he chose—by conversations with his friend Hermann, to whom he dedicated the work. He selected 193 excerpts for inclusion. His criteria of selection were moral and topical. He gave each excerpt a heading of his own devising, divided the work into four books and provided a table of contents.

There are several known manuscripts but no critical edition, although there is a published study of one 15th-century copy. One manuscript, produced in France around 970, was already at Christ Church Canterbury before the century's end, when a copy was a made. The French copy wound up in the library of Salisbury Cathedral while the Canterbury copy found its way to Trinity College, Cambridge.

Notes

  1. ^ Seow 2023, p. 369.
  2. ^ Wright 2021.
  3. Wasselynck 1962, p. 27.
  4. Wasselynck 1962, p. 28.
  5. Wasselynck 1967.
  6. Seow 2023, p. 369, citing Valgimogli 2006.

Bibliography

  • Seow, Choon-Leong (2023). "Gregorian Exegesis of Job in the Latin West from the Seventh to Twelfth Centuries". In Choon-Leong Seow (ed.). The Many Faces of Job, Part 1: The Premodern Period. De Gruyter. pp. 351–389.
  • Valgimogli, Lorenzo, ed. (2006). Lo speculum Gregorii di Alberto di Metz. SISMEL edizioni del Galluzzo.
  • Wasselynck, René (1962). "Les compilations des «Moralia in Job» du VII au XII siècle". Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale. 29: 5–32. JSTOR 26187640.
  • Wasselynck, René (1967). "La table de Capitula du «Speculum» d'Adalbert de Metz". Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale. 34: 255–262. JSTOR 26188043.
  • Wright, Charles D. (2021). Brandon Hawk (ed.). "Adalbert of Metz". Knowledge Commons. doi:10.17613/t2yef-z8m11. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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