Osbern of Gloucester
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Osbern Pinnock of Gloucester (1123–1200) was an English Benedictine
monk of St. Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, and a lexicographical writer.
His Panormia, or Derivationes (Liber Derivationum), was a Latin word list compiled from about 1150 to 1180. It contained elements of both the glossary
of rarer words, and derivations (based on etymology
) and so was innovative; but at this stage the two aspects were kept separate. This work was printed by Angelo Mai
in 1836 as Thesaurus novus latinitatis; its authorship is a later attribution of Wilhelm Meyer
. It was widely circulated, and influenced later work of Huguccio
.
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monk of St. Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, and a lexicographical writer.
His Panormia, or Derivationes (Liber Derivationum), was a Latin word list compiled from about 1150 to 1180. It contained elements of both the glossary
Glossary
A glossary, also known as an idioticon, vocabulary, or clavis, is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms...
of rarer words, and derivations (based on etymology
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
) and so was innovative; but at this stage the two aspects were kept separate. This work was printed by Angelo Mai
Angelo Mai
Angelo Mai was an Italian Cardinal and philologist. He won a European reputation for publishing for the first time a series of previously unknown ancient texts. These he was able to discover and publish, first while in charge of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan and then in the same role at the...
in 1836 as Thesaurus novus latinitatis; its authorship is a later attribution of Wilhelm Meyer
Wilhelm Meyer (philologist)
Wilhelm Meyer was a German classical scholar, initially a librarian and literary scholar, who worked also on musicology. He became professor of Classical and Medieval Latin Philology at the University of Göttingen...
. It was widely circulated, and influenced later work of Huguccio
Huguccio
Huguccio was an Italian canon lawyer . His major non-legal work is the Magnae Derivationes or Liber derivationum, dealing with etymologies, based on the earlier Derivationes of Osbernus of Gloucester.He studied at Bologna, probably under Gandolphus, and taught canon law in the same city, perhaps...
.