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 Colecia Biblioteca Medieval sa nscut, n anul 2003, dintro idee care a vizat fundamentele culturii romne, dar
i un mod particular de a concepe Evul Mediu. Aceast idee sa rezumat, iniial, la faptul c o cultur format n epoca
modern i poate nelege sensul i limitele dac asimileaz sursele modernitii n care sa nscut. i c, n consecin,
ele merit traduse i publicate sistematic n romn. Dar aceste surse trimit la un Ev Mediu european neles, n
particular, n componentele sale latin, arab, greac, ebraic. De aceea, Biblioteca medieval nseamn reunirea
competenelor din fiecare dintre aceste ramuri de studiu.
n 12 ani, cele 26 de titluri aprute au ilustrat aceast idee i au mbogito. La intenia de ai oferi cititorului romn
textele fundamentale ale culturii medievale n ediii bilingve, sa adugat treptat i intenia de a oferi publicului studios
de pretutindeni textele originale ale unor lucrri n prim ediie, traduse i n limba romn. Prima intenie este ilustrat
de autori precum Boethius, Duns Scotus, Toma din Aquino, Meister Eckhart sau Ablard. A doua cuprinde autori precum
Hugo de SaintVictor, Avicenna, Godescalc de Nepomuk i alii. Volumele au reunit exegei i traductori de prestigiu
sau n plin formare profesional, al cror profil sumar ncheie prezentrile fiecrui volum din acest catalog. Din acest
motiv, Biblioteca medieval este un concept, un efort i, n acelai timp, o coal de studii medievale.
Colecia are un consiliu tiinific, al crui rol principal vizeaz selecia textelor, stabilirea strategiilor de viitor i
expertiza manuscriselor. Din el fac parte: Anca Vasiliu (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris), Ioana
Munteanu (Universitatea din Bucureti), Anca Criv (Universitatea din Bucureti), Monica Brnzei (Institut de Recherche
et dHistoire du Texte, Paris), Bogdan TtaruCazaban (Institutul de Istorie a Religiilor al Academiei Romne, Bucureti),
Andrei Bereschi (Universitatea BabeBolyai, Cluj), AlexandruFlorin Platon (Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza,
Iai), George Grigore (Universitatea din Bucureti), Eugen Munteanu (Institutul A. Philippide al Academiei Romne,
Iai), Adrian Papahagi (Universitatea BabeBolyai, Cluj) i Alexander Baumgarten (Universitatea BabeBolyai, Cluj).
Colecia este deschis oricrei propuneri manuscrise privind ediii bilingve ale textelor care au marcat cultura
medieval n fiecare domeniu al ei. Urmnd un specific aparte n funcie de natura edit sau inedit a textului vizat,
propunerea este ateptat la redacia Editurii Polirom.

Alexander Baumgarten,
coordonator al coleciei

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 The Medieval Library was born in 2003 and, since the beginning, has revolved around an idea linked to the roots
of the Romanian culture, as well as a particular way of regarding the Middle Ages. This idea had its premise in the belief
that a culture shaped in modern times cannot understand its meaning and its limits unless it assimilates the sources of the
modernity in which it originated. Therefore, in order to gain this understanding, a systematic translation of these
sources into Romanian is essential. However, they refer back to the European Middle Ages, and particularly to its Latin,
Greek, and Arab components, which is why it is crucial to engage and prepare skilled scholars in each of these realms.
For the past twelve years, the release of twentysix volumes has stood as proof of our allegiance to highlighting and
enriching this idea. To the desire of offering Romanian booklovers the fundamental texts of medieval culture in bilingual
editions we gradually added the intention to provide the scholarly audience worldwide the first modern edition of
hitherto unedited texts, translated to Romanian as well. Our first intention is illustrated by authors such as Boethius,
Duns Scotus, Thomas Aquinas, Meister Eckhart and Abelard, whereas the second includes, among others, Hugh of
Saint Victor, Avicenna, and Godescalc of Nepomuk. The volumes brought together scholars, as well as prestigious and
emerging translators, whose brief profile concludes the presentation of each volume in this catalogue. For these
reasons, The Medieval Library is a concept, a collective effort and, at the same time, a school of medieval studies.
The collection is supervised by a scientific council, whose main role is to select the texts, to establish future strategies
and to closely inspect the translation. The scientific council is formed of: Dr. Anca Vasiliu (Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique, Paris), Dr. Ioana Munteanu (University of Bucharest), Dr. Anca Criv (University of Bucharest), Dr. Monica
Brnzei (IRHT, Paris), Dr. Bogdan TtaruCazaban (The Institute for the History of Religions, Romanian Academy,
Bucharest), Dr. Andrei Bereschi (BabeBolyai University, ClujNapoca), Dr. AlexandruFlorin Platon (Alexandru Ioan
Cuza University, Iai), Prof. George Grigore (University of Bucharest), Prof. Eugen Munteanu (A. Philippide Institute,
Romanian Academy, Iai), Dr. Adrian Papahagi (BabeBolyai University, ClujNapoca) and Dr. Alexander Baumgarten
(BabeBolyai University, ClujNapoca).
The scientific council is open to receiving any proposal of bilingual editions of texts that influenced medieval culture
in any of its aspects. All proposals can be submitted to the editorial board of Polirom Publishing House.

Alexander Baumgarten,
The Medieval Library Coordinator

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Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus
Torquatus
Tratate teologice
ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin i note de Octavian
Gordon i Bogdan TtaruCazaban, postfa de Anca Vasiliu
2003, ISBN: 973-681-254-5, 176 p.
Am ales, ca debut al coleciei Biblioteca Medieval, Tra
tatele teologice ale lui Boethius ntruct ele au avut rolul
unui text programatic al filosofiei i teologiei latine medi-
evale. Reper al discuiilor doctrinare mpotriva heterodo-
xiei secolului al VI-lea, atribuite ntr-un faimos pasaj al lui
Cassiodor lui Boethius, Tratatele teologice au avut o imen-
s circulaie n ntreg Evul Mediu latin i au fost o surs
de autoritate n majoritatea construciilor teologice i fi-
losofice ale epocii. Aici gsim celebrul proiect boethian al
convertirii categoriilor aristotelice n nume divine (prae
dicatio in divinis), care este o important surs a construc
iei numelor divine n tomism, aici gsim celebrele
hebdomade care au slujit dezbaterilor ontologiei medievale
latine. Confirmnd cretinismul consulului Boethius, textul
a modelat simultan cretinismul medieval occidental.
Octavian Gordon este teolog i filolog clasic, doctor al Universitii
din Bucureti.
Boethius(cca 480-525) e filosoful despre care se consider
n general c ncheie Antichitatea i deschide perioada
medieval n tradiia Occidentului latin. Opera lui principal,
Consolatio Philosophiae, a fost scris spre sfritul vieii, pe
cnd era ncarcerat din ordinul regelui ostrogot Teodoric cel
Mare (Consolarea Filosofiei, Polirom, 2011).
Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus
Torquatus
Theological Treatises
bilingual edition, translated from Latin and notes by Octavian
Gordon and Bogdan TtaruCazaban, afterword by Anca Vasiliu
2003, ISBN: 9736812545
The work chosen to open The Medieval Library is Boethius
Theological Treatises, as it represents a cornerstone in
the medieval theology and philosophy of the Latin tradition.
As a reference point in the doctrinal debates against
sixthcentury heterodoxy and attributed to Boethius in
one of Cassiodorus famous excerpts the Theological
Treatises enjoyed an immense circulation throughout the
Latin Middle Ages and were a prominent source of most
theological and philosophical constructions of the time.
It is here that we find the wellknown Boethian project
of converting Aristotelian categories into divine names
(praedicatio in divinis), which is an important source for
the construction of divine names in Thomism, and it is
here that we find the famous hebdomads which have
been used in the debates
on medieval Latin ontol
ogy. The treatise not only
confirmed Consul Boethius
religious affiliation, but also
helped shape western Chris
tianity in the Middle Ages.
Octavian Gordon is a theo
logian and classical philol
ogist, and holds a PhD from
the University of Bucharest.
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William Ockham
Despre universalii
ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin de Alexander
Baumgarten, comentarii, note i studiu de Simona Vucu
2004, ISBN: 9736815625, 184 p.
Doctrina lui William Ockham privind statutul ontologic al
universaliilor este una dintre piesele centrale n filosofia
secolului al XIVlea: n acest mediu sau format principalele
viziuni asupra universului modern i au fost luate cele mai
importante decizii de desprindere a universului filosofic
de reprezentarea ierarhic asupra lumii, dominant a
gndirii premoderne. Adevrat dezvrjire a lumii, dar
n direcia raporturilor ct mai directe cu creatorul ei,
reducerea statutului universaliilor n filosofia lui Ockham
i a ockhamitilor la doctrina raporturilor dintre semn i
semnificat reprezint una dintre sursele medievale ale
filosofiei limbajului.
Simona Vucu este doctorand n filosofie medieval al Universitii
din Toronto i pred la Universitatea din North Carolina.
William Ockham sa nscut n 1288 n satul Ockham, lng
Londra. ntre 1321 i 1324 devine lector n arte la una dintre
colile franciscane din Londra. n aceast perioad scrie i
Comentariul la Isagoga lui Porfir i Summa Logicae. n 1328
pleac de la Avignon (unde fusese chemat de pap pentru a
se apra contra acuzaiilor legate de doctrina sa) i se mut
la Mnchen, unde va rmne tot restul vieii. n 1339, scrierile
sale snt interzise la Paris. Moare n 1347, n timpul ciumei.
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William of Ockham
On Universals
bilingual edition, translated from Latin by Alexander Baumgarten,
commentaries, notes and study by Simona Vucu
2004, ISBN: 9736815625
William of Ockhams doctrine regarding the ontological
status of universals is one of the core components of
fourteenthcentury philosophy: it is this environment that
fostered the main views on the modern universe and it is
during this period that philosophical thought distanced
itself from the premodern hierarchical representation of
the world. A genuine disenchantment of the world
(understood as an unmediated relationship with its
creator), the reduction of the status of universals in
Ockhams philosophy to the doctrine of the relation
between sign and signified, represents one of the medieval
sources of the philosophy of language.
Simona Vucu is a PhD candidate in Medieval Philosophy at
the University of Toronto and is currently teaching at the
University of North Carolina.
Boethius din Dacia
Despre viaa filosofului
ediie bilingv, traducere, not introductiv, note i comentarii
de Mihai Maga
2005, ISBN: 9736818810, 136 p.
Intrarea aristotelismului n lumea occidental a secolului
al XIIIlea, prin intermediul traductorilor din greac i
arab, a marcat o cotitur a filosofiei medievale i naterea
unui averroism latin, curent de gndire susinut, iniial,
de un grup de profesori ai Facultii de Arte a Universitii
din Paris. ntre acetia, Boethius din Dacia este o figur
aparte prin formularea explicit a unui ideal de via
intelectual de inspiraie aristotelic, iar tratatul Despre
viaa filosofului poate fi considerat un act de natere al
idealului de via al intelectualului modern, prin interpre
tarea unor pasaje decisive ale Eticii nicomahice n registrul
laic al vieii dedicate gndirii i dezbaterii universitare.
Mihai Maga este lector al Universitii BabeBolyai din
Cluj, doctor cu o tez n filosofia politic medieval.
Boethius din Dacia este unul dintre principalii protagoniti
ai micrii din secolul al XIIIlea cunoscute sub titulatura de
averroism latin, unul dintre momentele de glorie ale
revenirii lui Aristotel n cultura occidental.
Boethius of Dacia
On the Life of the Philosopher
bilingual edition, translation, introductory note and commentaries
by Mihai Maga
2005, ISBN: 9736818810
The introduction of Aristotelianism to the western world
of the thirteenth century, through translations from
Greek and Arabic, marked a turning point in medieval
philosophy, signalling the birth of a Latin Averroism,
which was initially supported by a group of professors
from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Paris. Among
them, Boethius of Dacia stands out through his formulation
of an ideal of intellectual life inspired by Aristotelianism,
as well as through his treaty On the Life of the Philosopher,
which with its interpretation of influential fragments
from The Nicomachean Ethics in secular terms advocating
reasoning and academic debate may be regarded as the
birth of the modern intellectuals ideal life model.
Mihai Maga is an Assistant Professor at the BabeBolyai
University in ClujNapoca and holds a PhD in medieval
political philosophy.
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Toma din Aquino
Despre guvernmnt
ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin i note de Andrei
Bereschi, postfa de Pter Molnr
2005, ISBN: 9736818012, 312 p.
Doctrina politic a lui Toma din Aquino se nscrie n
polemica Evului Mediu asupra preeminenei puterii
bisericeti fa de cea secular. Originalitatea poziiei sale
este determinat de modul cum insereaz doctrina Politicii
lui Aristotel n dezbaterea politic a timpului su, folosind
elemente ale noeticii avicenniene, dar i o interesant
poziie asupra obligaiei Bisericii de a se alia protestelor
drepte ale guvernailor mpotriva puterii. Rezultatul
acestui demers e o pledoarie sistematic n favoarea
regalitii, ce, pentru Toma din Aquino, reprezint forma
suprem de guvernare politic i reflect ordinea
universal a ierarhiei lumii create.
Andrei Bereschi este doctor n filosof i filolog clasic, lector
n filosofie antic al Universitii BabeBolyai din Cluj, iar
Molnr Pter este profesor de istorie medieval la
Universitatea Etvs Lornd din Budapesta.
Toma din Aquino (12251274), nscut la Roccasecca, n
apropiere de orelul Aquino. A fost ncredinat spre educare
clugrilor de la mnstirea Monte Cassino. n 1239 pleac
la Neapole la universitate, apoi hotrte s se clug
reasc, intrnd n Ordinul dominicanilor; pleac la Paris, deve
nind discipol al lui Albert Magnus. Opera sa nsumeaz circa
1819.000 de pagini, n care a sistematizat i a mbinat armo
nios dogmele Bisericii cu filosofia lui Aristotel i Augustin. La
Polirom a mai aprut Despre fiin i esen (2008).
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Thomas Aquinas
On Government
bilingual edition, translated from Latin and notes by Andrei
Bereschi, afterword by Molnr Pter
2005, ISBN: 9736818012
The political doctrine of Thomas Aquinas is one of the
many facets of the medieval polemic on the preeminence
of the Church over secular power. The originality of his
position lies in his insertion of Aristotles doctrine as
found in Politics in the political debate of his time. This is
visible in particular in his use of elements from Avicennian
noetics, as well as in his position on the obligation of the
church to take the side of the governed in their legitimate
protests against the government. The result of this
approach is a systematic discourse in favour of royalty,
which, for Thomas Aquinas, represents the supreme form
of government and reflects the universal order of the
created world hierarchy.
Andrei Bereschi holds a PhD in philosophy and is a classical philologist
and Assistant Professor in ancient philosophy at the BabeBolyai
University in ClujNapoca.
Molnr Pter is Professor of
Medieval History at the Etvs
Lornd University in Budapest.
*** / Richard de Fournival *** / Richard de Fournival

Fiziologul latin / Bestiarul iubirii The Latin Physiologus / The Bestiary

ediie bilingv, ediie ngrijit, traducere din latin i francez
veche, note i studiu de Anca Criv
2006, ISBN: 973460368X, 176 p.
Surs fundamental a gndirii simbolice europene,
Fiziologul, redactat iniial n greac i tradus i reelaborat
n toate limbile culturii medievale, mbin tiina pgn
i exegeza alegoric promovat de teologia cretin a
primelor secole. Micul tratat este o referin comun
pentru literatura i arta medievale, iar ecourile sale se
regsesc n texte de naturi diferite, de la cele teologice
la cele alchimice, de la tratatele de moral la poezia de
dragoste. Volumul ofer cea mai important versiune
latin, Fiziologul latin B, care constituie, la rndul su, una
dintre cele mai frecventate surse ale unui gen literar:
bestiarul. ntre multiplele avataruri ale acestuia din urm,
Bestiarul iubirii, elaborat n prima jumtate a secolului
al XIIIlea de Richard de Fournival, reunete dou tradiii
cu un grad nalt de codificare: tradiia alegoricomoraliza
toare a Fiziologului i cea n plin formare n epoc, a
iubirii curteneti.
Anca Criv este profesoar a Universitii din Bucureti, n
specialitatea literatur medieval.
Richard de Fournival, ilustru literat i studios al celor mai
importante discipline filosofice, sa nscut la Amiens pe
10 octombrie 1200 (1201?), ca fiu al lui Roger, medicul
personal al lui Filip August, i al Elisabetei de Le Pierre. n
1246 a obinut permisiunea de a profesa chirurgia. n acelai
an, a devenit cancelar al bisericii din Amiens, al crei episcop
a fost fratele su. A murit n ziua de 1 martie 1250 (1260?).
Operele sale principale sntBibliomania i Bestiarul iubirii.
of Love
bilingual edition, edited, translated from Latin and Old French,
notes and study by Anca Criv
2006, ISBN: 973460368X
The Physiologus was initially written in Greek, but it was
translated and reelaborated in all the languages of
medieval Europe. It is thus a fundamental source of
European symbolic thought, which combines pagan
science with allegorical exegesis promoted by the Christian
theology of the first centuries. The short treatise is a
common reference point for medieval art and literature,
and its echoes are found in texts of various natures, from
theology and alchemy to treatises on morality and love
poems. The volume offers the most important Latin
version, The Latin Physiologus B, which, in turn, constitutes
one of the most frequent sources for a special literary
genre: the bestiary. Among the many avatars of the genre,
The Bestiary of Love, written in the first half of the
thirteenth century by
Richard de Fournival, com
bines two highly cryptic
traditions: the allegori
calmoralizing tradition of
The Physiologus and that
of courtly love, which was
developing at the time.
Anca Criv is an Associate
Professor at the University
of Bucharest, specialising in
Medieval Literature.

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 Anselm de Canterbury
Despre libertatea alegerii
ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin de Laura Maftei, Not
introductiv, note i studiu de Ovidiu Stanciu
2006, ISBN: 9734602365, 160 p.
Conceput sub form de dialog, tratatul Despe libertatea
alegerii este o original interpretare a problemei liberu
luiarbitru, disputat n contextul teologiei secolului al XIlea,
cu o rdcin vizibil n doctrina libertii voinei la Augustin.
Analizat intens n patristica greac i latin, trecut apoi
prin filtrul teoriilor despre predestinare din perioada
carolingian, problema liberului-arbitru i gsete o solu
ie, n opinia lui Anselm, n conceptul de rectitudine a
voinei, care este una dintre piesele fundamentale ale
ntemeierii individualismului n gndirea medieval.
Laura Maftei este doctorand n filologie clasic a Universitii
din Piteti. Ovidiu Stanciu este doctorand n filosofie al Universit
de Bourgogne i Bergische Universitt Wuppertal.
Anselm de Canterbury (10331109), de care se leag
nceputurile realismului medieval, este unul dintre primii
mari filosofi ai scolasticii, cunoscut astzi mai ales datorit
argumentului ontologic pe care la formulat n lucrarea
sa Proslogium. Despre libertatea alegeriieste al doilea
dialog primul fiind Despre adevr, iar cel deal treilea,Despre
cderea diavolului din trilogia pe care Anselm a redactato
ntre anii 1080 i 1090 i a crei menire este s serveasc la
studiul Scripturii.
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Anselm of Canterbury
On the Freedom of Choice
bilingual edition, translated from Latin by Laura Maftei, intro
ductory note, notes and study by Ovidiu Stanciu
2006, ISBN: 9734602365
Designed as a dialogue, the treatise On the Freedom of
Choice is an original interpretation of the issue of free
will, disputed in the context of eleventhcentury theology
and clearly rooted in Augustines doctrine. After being
thoroughly analysed in Greek and Latin Patristics and
filtered through the theories on predestination from the
Carolingian era, the issue of free will has a solution, in
Anselms opinion, in the concept of the rectitude of will,
which is one of the fundamental elements of the
establishment of individualism in medieval thought.
Laura Maftei is a PhD candidate in classical philology at the
University of Piteti. Ovidiu Stanciu is a PhD candidate in
philosophy at Universit de Bourgogne and Bergische
Universitt Wuppertal.
Pierre Ablard
Comentarii la Porfir
Despre universalii, mpreun cu fragmente
corespondente din Porfir, Boethius i Ioan
din Salisbury
ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin de Simona Vucu, not
introductiv, tabel cronologic i note de Claudiu Mesaro i
Simona Vucu, postfa de Claudiu Mesaro
2006, ISBN: 9734602667, 232 p.
Volumul e gndit ca o antologie a disputei medievale asu
pra statutului universaliilor, cu un accent pe latura latin
a secolului al XIIlea i a personalitii lui Ablard. Reunind
cele mai importante scrieri despre universalii ale lui
Ablard, volumul altur textele fondatoare ale celebrei
polemici (Porfir, Boethius) i un important fragment din
Metalogiconul lui Ioan de Salisbury, ce compune un tablou
de epoc al polemicii. Glosa de la Milano, Glosa de la Lunel
i un fragment din cunoscuta Istorie a nenorocirilor mele
ale lui Ablard redau o poziie filosofic articulat, dar i un
amplu spectacol al vieii intelectuale a secolului al XIIlea.
Simona Vucu este doctorand n filosofie medieval al Univer
sitii din Toronto i pred la Universitatea din North Carolina.
Claudiu Mesaro este profesor al Universitii de Vest din
Timioara.
Ablard(10791142), filosof i teolog. Redacteaz numeroase
tratate de logic, comentnd scrieri dialectice antice i
medievale. Este autorul lucrriiSic et non, ce prezint pasaje
biblice i patristice aranjate astfel nct s nfieze, n
aceeai chestiune teologic, opinii concordante i disonante.
De acelai autor, la Polirom a mai aprut Dialog ntre un
filosof, un iudeu i un cretin (colecia Tradiia cretin, 2006).
Peter Abelard
Glosses on Porphyry
On Universals, together with Corresponding
Fragments from Porphyry, Boethius and John
of Salisbury
bilingual edition, translated from Latin by Simona Vucu, intro
ductory note, chronology and notes by Claudiu Mesaro and
Simona Vucu, afterword by Claudiu Mesaro
2006, ISBN: 9734602667
The volume is an anthology of the medieval dispute over
the status of universals, with emphasis on Abelards
personality and the twelfth-century Latin side of the
debate. The book is comprised of Abelards most important
writings on universals, as it gathers the essential texts of
the renowned polemics (Porphyry, Boethius) and an
important fragment from John of Salisburys Metalogicon,
which portrays a faithful picture of the dispute. The Milan
Gloss, The Lunel Gloss and a fragment of Abelards wellknown
A History of My Calamities illustrate not only an articulate
philosophical position, but also an ample wide spectacle of
the intellectual life in the
thirteenth century.
Simona Vucu is a PhD candi
date in Medieval Philosophy
at the University of Toronto
and teaches at the University
of North Carolina. Claudiu
Mesaro is an Associate Pro
fessor at the Western University
of Timioara.
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 Duns Scotus
Despre primul principiu
ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin i tabel cronologic de
Adrian Cotora, not introductiv i note de Alexander
Baumgarten, postfa i bibliografie de Ana Irimescu
2007, ISBN: 9789734605453, 280 p.
Redactat la nceputul secolului al XIVlea n mediul
scolasticii universitare de inspiraie franciscan, tratatul
Despre primul principiu este o piatr de hotar ntre filosofia
medieval i modernitatea timpurie. Folosind surse
augustiniene i avicenniene, alturi de un aristotelism
temperat i convertit la temele epocii (cunoaterea singula
rului, evaluarea contiinei intenionale), Duns Scotus a
stabilit un concept raional al fiinei divine, ntemeiat pe
libertate, voin i infinitate. El proiecteaz, astfel, implicit,
un model al gndirii moderne n cadrul cruia infinitatea
puterii, buntii i naturii divine a produs, n secolele
urmtoare, omul ce a asumat imitarea secular a acestor
atribute i edificarea propriei subiectiviti.
Ana Irimescu este doctorand n filosofie medieval a Ecole
Pratique des Hautes Etudes, iar Adrian Cotora este doctor n
acelai domeniu al Universitii BabeBolyai din Cluj.
John Duns Scotus (cca 12661308), supranumit doctor
subtilispentru abilitatea cu care a tiut s concilieze puncte
de vedere diferite, a fost unul dintre cei mai influeni filosofi
i logicieni ai Evului Mediu, fondator al scotismului, precum
i un important teolog franciscan. ncadrat curentului realist,
a studiat i a predat la Oxford i Paris, fiind unul dintre
iniiatorii examenului sistematic al deosebirilor dintre
teologie, filosofie i tiin. A scris comentarii, n principal la
lucrrile lui Aristotel i Sentinele lui Petrus Lombardus, i
tratate asupra unor chestiuni ce fceau la acea vreme
obiectul a numeroase dispute, precumCollationes oxonienses
et parisienses.
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Duns Scotus
On the First Principle
bilingual edition, translated from Latin and chronology by Adrian
Cotora, introductory note and notes by Alexander Baumgarten,
afterword and bibliography by Ana Irimescu
2007, ISBN: 9789734605453
Written at the beginning of the fourteenth century in an
environment of academic scholastics with Franciscan
influences, the treatise On the First Principle is a touchstone
between medieval philosophy and early modernity. Using
Augustinian and Avicennian sources, together with a
moderate Aristotelianism converted to the main themes
of the time (the knowledge of singularity, the evaluation
of intentional consciousness), Duns Scotus created a
rational concept of the divine being, based on freedom,
will and infinity. Thus, he implicitly projected a model of
modern thought in which, in the following centuries, the
endlessness of power, goodness and the divine nature
generated the man who assumed the secular imitation of
these attributes and the edification of his own subjectivity.
Ana Irimescu is a PhD candi
date in Medieval Philosophy
at Ecole Pratique des Hautes
Etudes, Paris. Adrian Cotora
holds a PhD in the same
field from the BabeBolyai
University, ClujNapoca.
Toma din Aquino
Despre fiind i esen
ediie bilingv, traducere, studiu introductiv, note i comentarii,
referine bibliografice i tabel cronologic de Eugen Munteanu,
ediia a IIa revzut
2008, ISBN: 9789734610365, 200 p.
Un veritabil breviar al metafizicii fiinei, cu un marcat
caracter propedeutic, n care Toma fixeaz termenii
centrali ai dezbaterii (esse, ens, substantia, accidens,
materia, forma etc.) i i precizeaz poziia fa de forma, etc.) and clarifies Thomas position on the available
bibliografia curent a problemei (Aristotel, Avicenna,
Averroes sau tratatul neoplatonizant De causis). Rezultatul
e un nucleu articulat al unei doctrine a fiinei, n raport
cu care analizele ulterioare din marile opere sistematice
Summa theologica i Summa contra gentiles nu vor face
dect s adauge, s detalieze i s argumenteze. Opusculul
lui Toma a servit n secolul urmtor att ca manual colar, ct
i ca model i nceput al unei ntregi serii de lucrri similare.
Eugen Munteanu este profesor de lingvistic i limbi romanice
la Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iai i director al
Institutului A. Philippide al filialei Academiei Romne din Iai.
Toma din Aquino (12251274), nscut la Roccasecca, n
apropiere de orelul Aquino. A fost ncredinat spre educare
clugrilor de la mnstirea Monte Cassino. n 1239 pleac
la Neapole la universitate, apoi hotrte s se clugreasc,
intrnd n Ordinul dominicanilor; pleac la Paris, devenind
discipol al lui Albert Magnus (scolastic renumit, admirator al
lui Aristotel). Opera sa nsumeaz circa 1819.000 de pagini,
n care a sistematizat i a mbinat armonios dogmele Bisericii
cu filosofia lui Aristotel i Augustin.
Thomas Aquinas
On Being and Essence
bilingual edition, translation, introductory study, notes and
commentaries, bibliographical references and chronology by
Eugen Munteanu, revised second edition
2008, ISBN: 9789734610365
A true breviary of the metaphysics of being, with strong
propaedeutic overtones, the treatise sets the central
terms of the debate (esse, ens, substantia, accidens, materia,
bibliography on the issue (Aristotle, Avicenna, Averroes
or the Neoplatonist treatise De Causis). The result is an
articulate nucleus of the doctrine of being, so eloquent
that the following analyses and grand systematic works,
Summa Theologica and Summa contra Gentiles, bring
nothing more than additions, details and arguments. The
influence of Aquinas treatise was recognised in the
subsequent century, when it was used both as a school
textbook and as a model for a series of similar works.
Eugen Munteanu is Professor
of Linguistics and Romance
Languages at the Alexandru
Ioan Cuza University and
director of the A. Philipide
Institute of the Romanian
Academy in Iai.
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 Nicolaus Cusanus Nicholas of Cusa

De docta ignorantia De docta ignorantia

ediie bilingv, ediie ngrijit, traducere, tabel cronologic, note bilingual edition, revision, translation, chronology, notes and
i postfa de Andrei Bereschi afterword by Andrei Bereschi
2008, ISBN: 9789734611713, 640 p. 2008, ISBN: 9789734611713

n De docta ignorantia Nicolaus Cusanus se dedic cerce- In De docta ignorantia Nicholas of Cusa dedicates himself
trii misterului credinei i naturii sale, definit prin coin to researching the mystery of faith and its nature, defined
cidentia oppositorum. Ajunge astfel la o cunoatere n through coincidentia oppositorum, hence he reaches the
care logica divinitii se dezvluie paradoxal minii umane. conclusion that divine logic is revealed, paradoxically, to
Acest tip de cunoatere este numit doct ignoran. the human mind. He names this type of knowledge
learned ignorance.
Andrei Bereschi este doctor n filosofie i filolog clasic, lector n
filosofie antic al Universitii BabeBolyai din Cluj. Andrei Bereschi holds a PhD in philosophy and is a classical
philologist and Assistant Professor in Ancient Philosophy at
Nicolaus Cusanus(14011464) face trecerea de la filosofia the BabeBolyai University in ClujNapoca.
medieval spre umanismul Renaterii. Cardinal al Romei n
vremea mirificului quattrocento, Cusanus ptrunde n ierarhia
catolic militnd pentru reconcilierea cretintii n unitatea
credinei, duce o via itinerant i ncearc s depeasc
faliile lumii sale. Asum o misiune diplomatic la Constanti-
nopol, spernd ntrun conciliu care s duc la reunificarea
cretintii latine cu cea greac. Pentru aceasta pregtise
anterior, prin De concordantia catholica, cadrul teoretic al
comunitii cretine i al convieuirii ei cu celelalte religii.
Strbate apoi lumea mnat de febra descoperirii manuscri-
selor antice, contribuind la rennodarea tradiiei literare an-
tice cu literatura cretin. Cu aceste manuscrise ntemeiaz
la azilul din Kues o bibliotec imens, deschis i astzi. De
acelai autor, la Editura Polirom a mai aprut Coincidentia
oppositorum (2 vol., colecia Tradiia cretin, 2008).

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Ioan Scotus Eriugena
Comentariu la Evanghelia lui Ioan
ediie bilingv, traducere, not preliminar, note, postfa i indici
de Dan Batovici, tabel cronologic de CristinaElena Ciubotaru
2009, ISBN: 9789734612734, 344 p.
Format n spiritul neoplatonismului de inspiraie augus
tinian, Eriugena a realizat o sintez original ntre ierarhia
neoplatonician i teologia cretin, fa de care secolele
urmtoare au simit att o continu seducie, ct i nevoia
unei distanri doctrinare oficiale. Alturi de monumentala
Periphyseon Despre diviziunea naturii, celelalte opere,
dar i traducerile din autorii greci ofer imaginea sintezelor
i conflictelor doctrinare dintre neoplatonismul de origine
mai cu seam proclusian i principalele dileme ale creti
nismului occidental, de la chestiunea distribuiei ierarhice
a puterii divine pn la ampla dezbatere din secolul al IXlea
privind predestinarea uman. Din Comentariu la Evanghelia
lui Ioan nu mai putem citi astzi dect cteva fragmente, dar
ele snt suficiente pentru a nelege metoda exegetic erige
nian i felul n care autorul i trata sursele greceti i latine.
Dan Batovici este doctorand al University of St. Andrews n
teologie patristic.
Ioan ScotusEriugenasa nscut n primul sfert al veacului
al IXlea, fr ndoial, nainte de 850. ntre 845 i 847 a prsit
Irlanda natal i a venit la curtea lui Carol cel Pleuv, unde a
activat ca profesor n schola palatium. Alturi de scrierile
proprii (De praedestinatione, Annotationes in Martianum,
Periphyseon, Homilia in Iohannem, Commentarius in Evanghelium
Iohannis, Carmina), a tradus o serie ntreag de opere ale
teologilor orientali: PseudoDionisie Areopagitul, Maxim
Mrturisitorul, Grigore de Nyssa, Epifanie al Salaminei. Dup
anul 877 nu se mai tie nimic despre viaa i mprejurrile
morii lui.
Johannes Scotus Eriugena
Commentary on the Gospel of St. John
bilingual edition, translation, introductory note, notes, afterword
and indices by Dan Batovici, chronology by CristinaElena Ciubotaru
2009, ISBN: 9789734612734
Profoundly influenced by the Neoplatonism of Augustinian
descent, Eriugena developed an original synthesis
between the Neoplatonist hierarchy and Christian
theology. His work enjoyed an ambivalent reception in
the following centuries, as great thinkers felt both a
continuous attraction toward it and a need to distance
themselves doctrinally. Together with the monumental
Periphyseon On the Division of Nature, the other works,
as well as the translations from Greek authors, provide
an image of doctrinal conflicts between the Neoplatonism
of mainly Proclusian tradition and the central dilemmas
of Western Christianity, from the issue of the hierarchical
distribution of divine power to the ninthcentury
comprehensive debate on predestination. From the
Commentary on the Gospel of St. John only a handful of
texts have survived, but
they are enough to help
us understand Eriugenas
exegetical method, as well
as his approach to Latin
and Greek sources.
Dan Batovici is a PhD candi
date in patristic theology at
St. Andrews University.
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 Mathaeus de Aquasparta Matthew of Aquasparta

ntrebri despre cunoatere Questions on Knowledge

ediie bilingv, traducere, ediie ngrijit, not introductiv, bilingual edition, translation, introductory note, chronology and
tabel cronologic i postfa de Ana Irimescu afterword by Ana Irimescu
2010, ISBN: 9789734615964, 248 p. 2010, ISBN: 9789734615964

Cu o contribuie esenial la dezvoltarea teoriei moderne
a cunoaterii, Mathaeus de Aquasparta este primul autor
medieval care impune, pe urmele filosofiei lui Anselm,
Avicenna, Augustin i Aristotel, dar reinterpretai n
manier proprie, ideea c intelectul are acces la cunoa
terea singularelor i la cunoaterea de sine. Opera sa,
surs important pentru Duns Scotus sau William Ockham,
ne permite s surprindem geneza unei filosofii franciscane
ale crei consecine snt fundamentale pentru sfritul
Evului Mediu i modernitate. Lectura textelor selectate n
aceast ediie este un bun punct de plecare pentru efortul
de a regndi locul real al lui Mathaeus n istoria filosofiei
medievale.
Ana Irimescu este doctorand n filosofie medieval a Ecole
Pratique des Hautes Etudes.
With an essential contribution to the development of the
modern theory of knowledge, Matthew of Aquasparta is
the first medieval author who imposes following the
philosophical thought of Anselm, Avicenna, Augustine,
and Aristotle, but reinterpreting it in his own fashion the
idea that the intellect has access to singulars and to
selfknowledge. His work, an important source for Duns
Scotus and William of Ockham, allows us to capture the
genesis of a Franciscan philosophy whose consequences
are fundamental for the end of the Middle Ages and for
modernity. The texts selected for this edition provide a
firm starting point for rethinking Matthew of Aquaspartas
real place in the history of medieval philosophy.
Ana Irimescu is a PhD candidate in Medieval Philosophy at
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes.

Mathaeus de Aquasparta (cca 1240-1302), clugr franciscan,

ministru general al Ordinului i cardinal al Bisericii Catolice.
Autor de inspiraie bonaventurian, avnd la baz surse care
trimit spre Augustin i spre Avicenna, Mathaeus a fost una
dintre figurile importante ale dezbaterilor teologice i
filosofice de la finalul secolului al XIII-lea, discutnd problema
intenionalitii subiectului, a posibilitii cunoaterii de sine i
a puterii umane de cunoatere a singularului, alturi de
autori precum Henri de Gand, Duns Scotus, Pierre de Jean
Olivi i, mai trziu, William Ockham.

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Bernardus Silvestris
Cosmografia
ediie bilingv, traducere de Ana Palanciuc i Florina Ion, tabel
cronologic i indici de Ana Palanciuc, studiu introductiv de
Michel Lemoine, postfa de Jean Jolivet
2010, ISBN: 9789734617265, 296 p.
Cosmografia lui Bernardus Silvestris (alias Bernard din
Tours) este una dintre cele mai importante lucrri din
literatura colii de la Chartres, mrturie a ntlnirii dintre
tradiiile filosofiei greceti, literatura latin i cadrele de
gndire ale teologiei cretine. Relevant pentru imaginarul
medieval, pentru istoria poeziei i a filosofiei, pentru
istoria simbolurilor culturale i a cosmologiei, lucrarea lui
Bernardus Silvestris expune succesiv constituirea lumii i
a corpului uman. Versiunea n limba romn este nsoit
de dou dintre textele eseniale pentru exegeza operei:
prefaa pe care Michel Lemoine a publicato, n 1998, la
Editions du Cerf, la propria versiune francez a tratatului i
ea n premier n patria lui Bernard , precum i un
comentariu referitor la principiile feminine ale tratatului,
semnat de Jean Jolivet.
Ana Palanciuc este doctor n filosofie al Universitii Paris
IVSorbonne, iar Florina Ion este profesor de limba latin la
Colegiul Naional Barbu tirbei din Clrai. Michel Lemoine
i Jean Jolivet snt reprezentani de marc ai studiilor medievale.
Bernardus Silvestris (cca 10851178), filosof i poet din
coala de la Chartres, cea mai important pn la apariia
universitilor de la sfritul secolului al XIIlea. Opera sa
major eCosmografia. i snt, de asemenea, atribuite dou
comentarii, unul laEneida, cellalt la De nuptiis Philologiae
et Mercurii a lui Martianus Capella, i dou poeme inti
tulateMathematicusiExperimentarius.
Bernard Silvestris
Cosmographia
bilingual edition, translated by Ana Palanciuc and Florina Ion,
chronology and indices by Ana Palanciuc, introductory study by
Michel Lemoine, afterword by Jean Jolivet
2010, ISBN: 9789734617265
The Cosmographia of Bernard Silvestris (also known as
Bernard of Tours) is one of the most important works
associated with the School of Chartres, where the Greek
philosophical tradition encounters Latin literature and the
framework of the Christian theological thought. Relevant
for medieval imagination, for the history of poetry and
philosophy, for the history of cultural symbols and
cosmology, Bernard Silvestris work provides a gradual
depiction of the creation of the world and the human
body. The Romanian version is accompanied by two
essential texts for the exegesis of the work: the 1988
foreword published by Michel Lemoine at Editions du
Cerf, in the first French version of the treatise (in turn, a
premiere in Bernards country), as well as a commentary
on the feminine principles
of the treaty, signed by
Jean Jolivet.
Ana Palanciuc holds a PhD in
Philosophy from the Univer
sity Paris IVSorbonne. Florina
Ion is a Latin teacher at Barbu
tirbei National College in
Clrai. Michel Lemoine
and Jean Jolivet are well-
known French medievalists.
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 Boethius, Gilbertus Porretanus, Avicenna, Boethius, Gilbertus of Poitiers, Avicenna,
Averroes, Siger din Brabant, Dietrich Averroes, Siger of Brabant, Dietrich
din Freiberg, William Ockham of Freiberg, William of Ockham

Ce este un lucru? What Is a Thing?

Dispute despre fiind i esen Disputes on Being and Essence

ediie bilingv, traducere n limba romn, not introductiv, bilingual edition, translation into Romanian, introductory note,
note i studiu de Alexander Baumgarten notes and study by Alexander Baumgarten
2011, ISBN: 9789734619269, 232 p. 2011, ISBN: 9789734619269

n 1297, Dietrich din Freiberg critica fundamentele
ontologiei propuse de Toma din Aquino n 1252. Amndoi
iau expus argumentele n cte un tratat Despre fiind i
esen. Snt doar dou dintre momentele unei dezbateri
ncepute n Evul Mediu cu Boethius la care au luat parte
filosofi arabi i latini, ilustrnd ntlnirea dintre ontologia
peripatetic, neoplatonismul Antichitii trzii i dezvol
trile filosofiei arabe, dar i tensiunile dintre acestea i
teologia cretin. Volumul surprinde din perspectiva
istoriei ontologiei miza acestei dispute, reflectat n
soluiile pe care diveri autori medievali leau formulat cu
privire la raportul dintre fiind, fiin i esen. ntruct
volumul acoper doar partea legat de originile disputei
i desfurarea ei pn la William Ockham, el este doar
primul dintro serie care sper s acopere ntreaga istorie
medieval a disputei.
Alexander Baumgarten este filosof i filolog clasic, confereniar
la Universitatea BabeBolyai din Cluj, unde pred filosofia
medieval.
In 1297, Dietrich of Freiberg criticised the basis of Thomas
Aquinas ontology, proposed in 1252. Both philosophers
presented their arguments in treatises On Being and
Essence. These are just two moments of a debate initiated
in the Middle Ages with Boethius, which involved Arabic
and Latin philosophers, and which illustrates the converging
point of Peripatetic ontology, late-antique Neoplatonism,
and the developments of Arabic philosophy, as well as the
tensions between these and Christian theology. The
volume captures this dispute from the perspective of the
history of ontology, focusing on the solutions formulated
by various medieval authors regarding the relation
between the act of being,
being, and essence. As the
volume only covers the
origins of the debate and
its development until
William of Ockham, it is the
first of a series which hopes
to depict the entire medie
val history of the dispute.

Alexander Baumgarten is a
philosopher and classical phi
lologist, Associate Professor
at the BabeBolyai University
in ClujNapoca, where he tea
ches Medieval Philosophy.

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Paulus Diaconus
Istoria longobarzilor
ediie bilingv, traducere, not introductiv, tabel cronologic,
note i postfa de Emanuel Grosu
2011, ISBN: 9789734619719, 432 p.
Oper de maturitate a autorului, lucrarea reconstituie
odiseea longobarzilor din momentul migrrii din Scandinavia
pn la apogeul regatului pe care lau ntemeiat n Italia.
Sursele folosite, concizia discursului, fora narativ, dar i
numeroasele digresiuni sugestive recomand Istoria
longobarzilor ca oper istoric i literar deopotriv.
Originalitatea expunerii const n tensiunea dintre per
spectiva romanizant i cea naional, autorul, longobard
el nsui, prezentndui poporul ca adevratul motenitor
i continuator al civilizaiei clasice i cretine. Alturi de
Istoria goilor a lui Iordanes i de Istoria francilor a lui
Grigore din Tours, prezenta istorie este o surs de prim
importan pentru cunoaterea realitilor istorice i
politice din vremea regatelor romanobarbarice ntemeiate
pe ruinele fostului Imperiu Roman de Apus, care, n esen,
au constituit baza formrii regatelor medievale.
Emanuel Grosu este filolog clasic, doctor n istorie i
cercettor la Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iai.
Paulus Diaconus (cca 720799), cel mai important istoric al
secolului n care a trit, sa numrat printre reprezentanii
de seam ai colii palatine de la curtea lui Carol cel Mare.
Dintre operele sale menionm: De annis a principio, Historia
Romana, Homiliarium, Expositio in Regulam Sancti Benedicti,
Vita Gregorii Magni Papae, precum i o serie de poeme
reunite sub titlul Carmina.
Paul the Deacon
History of the Lombards
bilingual edition, translation, introductory note, chronology,
notes and afterword by Emanuel Grosu
2011, ISBN: 9789734619719
A late work of the author, History of the Lombards retraces
the odyssey of the Lombards from their migration from
Scandinavia to the height of their empire in Italy. The
sources, the brevity of the discourse, the narrative force,
as well as the numerous suggestive digressions recom
mend the work both as a historical and a literary piece.
The originality of the depiction lies in the tension between
the Romanizing and the national perspectives, as the
author a Lombard himself presents his people as the
true inheritors and successors of Classical and Christian
civilisation. Together with Jordanes Gothic History and
Gregory of Tours History of the Franks, the present work
is a primary source for the investigation of historical and
political realities of the Romanbarbarian kingdoms
established on the ruins of the former Western Roman
Empire, which essentially
constituted the basis for
the formation of medieval
kingdoms.
Emanuel Grosu holds a PhD
in history and is a classical
philologist and researcher at
the Alexandru Ioan Cuza
University in Iai.
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 Boethius
Consolarea Filosofiei
ediie bilingv, traducere de Otniel Vere, ngrijire critic de
Alexander Baumgarten, postfa de Adrian Papahagi, comentarii
de Anca Criv, Filotheia Bogoiu, Ioana Both, Marta Claudia,
Cristian Bejan, Andrei Cornea, Alexander Baumgarten
2011, ISBN: 9789734622252, 376 p.
Consolarea Filosofiei este mrturia scris a unui om decis
s fac din condamnarea sa la moarte prilejul unei judeci
universale a destinului uman. n urma acestei hotrri, ia
natere una dintre cele mai importante lucrri de nceput
ale filosofiei, teologiei i literaturii latine medievale.
Boethius reunete n mod original temele gndirii antice
ntrun testament spiritual lsat Evului Mediu i cititorilor
iubitori de filosofie din orice epoc. Folosind surse stoice,
neoplatoniciene i aristotelice, Boethius face n acest
tratat o critic a faptului posesiei, conducnd discuia pn
la nivelul abstract al unei adevrate declaraii de
transcendentalitate a facultilor cunoaterii a cror
structur devine vizibil prin punerea n parantez a
coninuturilor ei. ntrirea credinei n sufletul nemuritor
ntlnete astfel una dintre cele mai importante afirmri
ale ideii de subiectivitate din ntreaga istorie a filosofiei.
Otniel Vere este filolog clasic i doctor n filosofie al
Universitii BabeBolyai din Cluj.
Boethius (cca 480525) e filosoful cu care se consider n
general c se ncheie Antichitatea i se deschide perioada
medieval n tradiia Occidentului latin. Opera lui principal,
Consolatio Philosophiae, a fost scris spre sfritul vieii, pe
cnd era ncarcerat din ordinul regelui ostrogot Teodoric cel
Mare.
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Boethius
The Consolation of Philosophy
bilingual edition, translation by Otniel Vere, critical revision by
Alexander Baumgarten, afterword by Adrian Papahagi, commen
taries by Anca Criv, Filotheia Bogoiu, Ioana Both, Marta
Claudia, Cristian Bejan, Andrei Cornea, Alexander Baumgarten
2011, ISBN: 9789734622252
The Consolation of Philosophy is the written testimony of
a man who decided to turn his death sentence into a
universal trial of human destiny. This choice gave birth to
one of the most important early works on medieval Latin
philosophy, theology and literature. Boethius displays
originality in reuniting the main themes of ancient thought
in a spiritual testament handed down to the Middle Ages
and to the lovers of philosophy of all times. By relying on
Stoic, Neoplatonist and Aristotelian sources, Boethius
launches a criticism against the worldly goods and leads
the discussion to the abstract level of a true declaration
of transcendentality of the faculties of knowledge whose
structure becomes visible when their content is set aside.
Thus the reinforcement of
faith in the immortality of
the soul encounters one of
the most important asser
tions of the idea of subjec
tivity in the entire history
of philosophy.
Otniel Vere is a classical
philologist and holds a PhD
in Philosophy from the
BabeBolyai University in
ClujNapoca.
Andreas Capellanus
Despre iubire
ediie bilingv, traducere i note de Eugenia Cristea, studiu, not
introductiv, note i bibliografie de Anca Criv
2012, ISBN: 9789734624409, 392 p.
Considerat unul dintre cele mai importante tratate
medievale despre iubirea curteneasc, scrierea lui
Andreas Capellanus a generat n ultimele decenii o ampl
literatur ce a repus n discuie acel mod de a iubi sau de
a exprima literar iubirea care, ncepnd cu secolul al XIIlea,
a devenit paradigmatic n cultura european. Formulnd
o ntrebare esenial dac iubirea este un dat al naturii
sau un produs al culturii , tratatul angajeaz studiile
culturale, istoria ideilor, filosofia i literele ntrun efort
de nelegere istoric a ceea ce astzi ne apare mai intim,
mai firesc, mai anistoric i mai cotidian.
Eugenia Cristea este filolog clasic i doctor n istorie al
Universitii BabeBolyai din Cluj.
Andreas Capellanus (cca 11501220). Dei nu exist date
sigure despre viaa sa, se consider n general c a fost
capelan la curtea din Troyes a contesei Maria de Champagne,
unde ar fi scris, n jurul anului 1180, tratatul intitulat De
amore (Despre iubire) sau De deo amoris (Despre zeul iubirii),
lucrare condamnat n 1277, alturi de 219 teze considerate
heterodoxe, de Etienne Tempier, episcopul Parisului.
Andreas Capellanus
On Love
bilingual edition, translation and notes by Eugenia Cristea, study,
introductory note, notes and bibliography by Anca Criv
2012, ISBN: 9789734624409
Considered one of the most important treatises on courtly
love, Andreas Capellanus work has generated a compre
hensive literature in the last decades which has once
again drawn attention to this (literary) expression of love
which, since the twelfth century, has become paradig
matic in the European culture. Formulating an essential
question whether love is a fact of nature or a product
of culture the treatise engages cultural studies, the
history of ideas, philosophy and literature in an effort to
historically understand what today appears to us as most
intimate, natural, unhistorical, and common.
Eugenia Cristea is a classical philologist and holds a PhD in
history from the BabeBolyai University in ClujNapoca.
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 Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Cartea definiiilor
ediie trilingv, traducere din limba arab, studiu i bibliografie
de George Grigore, note i comentarii de George Grigore, Alexander
Baumgarten, Paula Tomi i Mdlina Pantea, tabel cronologic
de Gabriel Biun, transcriere critic a versiunii latine a tratatului
i a comentariilor lui Andrea Alpago (1546) mpreun cu tradu
cerea comentariilor n limba romn de Alexander Baumgarten
2012, ISBN: 9789734606566, 194 p.
Constituit ntrun gen autonom de scriere filosofic,
comparabil cu cartea a Va a Metafizicii aristotelice, acest
tratat este un ndrumar n vocabularul filosofic al lui
Avicenna. Traducerea Crii definiiilor n limba romn
pune la dispoziia cititorilor un instrument pentru
nelegerea sistemului filosofic al autorului i al traseului
istoric pe care la parcurs tratatul. Reluarea, pentru prima
dat ntro ediie modern, a versiunii latine comentate
a lui Andrea Alpago, din 1546, n versiunea critic ngrijit
de Alexander Baumgarten, mpreun cu glosarul de
termeni de la finalul volumului, arat modul n care trata
tul a ptruns n cultura latin i identific termeni din
tradiia greac, de la Aristotel i comentatorii si i din
sursele greceti ale neoplatonismului arabolatin care
stau la baza conceptelor avicennismului.
George Grigore este profesor de limb i literatur arab la
Universitatea din Bucureti.
Ibn Sn (Avicenna) (9801037) sa nscut la Afna, n
Uzbekistanul de astzi, ntro familie persan. A avut o
contribuie substanial n domeniul tiinelor naturii,
filosofiei i medicinei, fiind autorul celebrului Canon al
medicinei (Canon medicinae) care a stat la baza nvmntului
medical din marile universiti europene. Operele sale au
fost traduse n latin ncepnd din secolul al XIIlea i au
exercitat o influen enorm asupra gndirii europene.
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Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
The Book of Definitions
trilingual edition, translated from Arabic, study and bibliography
by George Grigore, notes and commentaries by George Grigore,
Alexander Baumgarten, Paula Tomi and Mdlina Pantea, chro
nology by Gabriel Biun, critical transcription of the Latin version
and Andrea Alpagos commentaries (1546), as well as translation
of the commentaries into Romanian by Alexander Baumgarten
2012, ISBN: 9789734606566
An autonomous genre of philosophical writing, compa
rable to the Fifth Book of Aristotles Metaphysics, this
treatise serves as a reference book for Avicennas
philosophical vocabulary. The translation of The Book of
Definitions into Romanian provides the reader with a tool
to understand the authors philosophical system and the
treatises historical itinerary. The reproduction, for the
first time in a modern edition, of Andrea Alpagos 1546
Latin version with commentaries in the critical edition
revised by Alexander Baumgarten, together with the
glossary at the end of the volume, shows how the treatise
entered the Western culture and identifies terms of the Greek
tradition, from Aristotle
and his commentators, as
well as from Arabic and
Latin Neoplatonist sources
fundamental to Avicennism.
George Grigore is a Professor
of Arabic Language and Litera
ture at the University of
Bucharest.
Bonaventura
Itinerariul minii spre Dumnezeu
ediie bilingv, traducere, studiu i tabel cronologic de
FlorinaRodica Hariga, not introductiv i note de FlorinaRodica
Hariga i Alexander Baumgarten
ISBN: 9789734630721, 176 p.
Considerat unul dintre tratatele majore de filosofie i
mistic franciscan medieval, Itinerariul minii spre
Dumnezeu este i una dintre cele mai tulburtoare lucrri
ale spiritualitii medievale latine. Ea oglindete efortul
de a valorifica vocabularul i reprezentarea despre lume
ale misticii cretine i ale neoplatonismului, filtrate intens
de numeroase surse filosofice i teologice, de la Aristotel
la Boethius i de la Dionisie la Anselm. Cultura franciscan
a secolului al XIIIlea formuleaz aici o mrturisire
spiritual ntemeiat pe o viziune asupra ierarhiei lumii i
a facultilor de cunoatere, conturnd un drum spre
Dumnezeu i un model al rectitudinii morale.
FlorinaRodica Hariga este doctorand n filosofie medieval
a Universitii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iai.
Bonaventura (Giovanni di Fidanza, 1217/12211274), doctor
al Bisericii, filosof i teolog medieval, a fcut parte din
Ordinul franciscan i a fost cardinal. A scris, ntre altele, o
biografie a Sfntului Francisc din Assisi, intitulat Legenda
maior i acceptat ca biografie oficial de Ordinul franciscan,
un comentariu extins la Cartea sentinelor a lui Petrus
Lombardus i un tratat n care apr nvmntul teologic al
vremii. De perfectiones evangelicae. Itinerarium mentis in
Deum, scris n 1259, este principala lucrare de mistic a lui
Bonaventura.
Bonaventure
The Minds Journey into God
bilingual edition, translation, study and chronology by
FlorinaRodica Hariga, introductory note and notes by Florina
Rodica Hariga and Alexander Baumgarten
ISBN: 9789734630721
Considered one of the major treatises of medieval
Franciscan philosophy and mysticism, The Minds Journey
into God is also one of the most unsettling works of
medieval Latin spirituality. It reflects the effort of capital
izing on the vocabulary and representation of the world of
Christian mysticism and Neoplatonism, intensely filtered
through numerous philosophical and theological sources,
from Aristotle to Boethius, and from Dionysius to Anselm.
The Franciscan culture of the thirteenth century formulates
here a spiritual testimony based on a vision of the hierar
chy of the world and of the faculties of knowledge, outlining
a path toward God and a model of moral rectitude.
FlorinaRodica Hariga is a PhD candidate in Medieval Philos
ophy at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iai.
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 Hugo de SaintVictor
Didascalicon
ediie bilingv, text latin stabilit i introducere de Dominique
Poirel, traducere n limba romn de Laura Maftei, ngrijire
critic i not introductiv de Alexander Baumgarten
2013, ISBN: 9789734632800, 352 p.
Lectura Didascaliconului pune cititorul n faa unei spec
taculoase experiene spirituale: ntemeierea teologiei ca
tiin hermeneutic n secolul al XIIlea, n mediul spi
ritual al victorinilor, precum i o nou concepie privind
sensul culturii filosofice i teologice, educaia i transmi
terea prin lectur a tradiiei i a autoritii. Spiritualismul
augustinian i neoplatonismul filtrat prin Macrobius se
altur inteligenei vii i stilului scnteietor ale marelui vic
torin. Tratatul anun un sistem al tiinelor, o teorie a nv
rii i o filosofie a istoriei, Hugo de Saint Victor fiind convins
de puterea formei inteligibile a logosului divin de a gzdui
materia creaiei i de a alimenta instituiile culturii. Mai
dulce este mierea n faguri, aa cum coninuturile cultu
rale snt mai sigur adpostite n studiul asiduu i pasionat.
Laura Maftei este filolog clasic, iar Dominique Poirel este
specialist n paleografia latin medieval, profesor la Institut
de Recherche et dHistoire des Textes din Paris.
Hugo De SaintVictor (cca 10961141), teolog i filosof. Se
numr printre principalii teoreticieni ai scolasticii, primul
care, dup ce a sintetizat doctrinele din perioada Prinilor
Bisericii, lea sistematizat i lea reunit ntrun corpus coerent
i complet. Opera sa principal, De sacramentis christianae
fidei, scris ntre 1136 i 1141, e prima summa theologica
medieval. Este autorul a numeroase tratate, dintre care
amintim: De grammatica, De Scripturis et scriptoribus sacris,
Expositio super Psalmos, De unionen corporis et spiritus, De
verbo Dei.
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Hugh of Saint Victor
Didascalicon
bilingual edition, introduction and Latin text established by
Dominique Poirel, translation into Romanian by Laura Maftei,
critical revision and introductory note by Alexander Baumgarten
2013, ISBN: 9789734632800
The Didascalicon confronts the reader with a spectacular
spiritual experience: the establishment of theology as a
hermeneutic science in the twelfth century, in the
Victorine spiritual environment, as well as a new outlook
on the meaning of philosophical and theological culture,
of education and of the transmission of tradition and
authority through reading. Augustinian spiritualism and
Macrobiusfiltered Neoplatonism fasten themselves to
the great Victorines vivid intelligence and brilliant style. The
treatise announces a system of sciences, a theory of
learning and a philosophy of history, as Hugh of Saint Victor
was certain that the intelligible form of the divine logos
bears the power to host matter and nourish the institutions
of culture. Honey is sweeter in the honeycomb, just as
cultural content is better
hosted in intense and
passionate study.
Laura Maftei is a classical
philologist. Dominique Poirel
is a specialist in medieval Latin
palaeography and a Professor
at the Institut de Recherche et
dHistoire des Textes in Paris.
Meister Eckhart
ntrebri pariziene i alte scrieri
Prologurile, ntrebrile pariziene,
Predica la srbtoarea Fericitului Augustin,
Tratat asupra rugciunii domneti,
Predica de Pate din anul 1294
ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin, introducere, note,
indici, glosar i note explicative de Daniel Frca
2013, ISBN: 9789734635320, 400 p.
Trei idei domin ntrebrile pariziene: unificarea sufletului
cu Dumnezeu, preeminena nelegerii n raport cu fiina
i cunoaterea lui Dumnezeu prin negaie. Ontologia lui
Eckhart devine astfel elementul de legtur dintre filosofia
clasic greac i romantismul german de la Parmenide
la Hegel, drumul gndirii trece prin opera sa. Volumul
cuprinde o selecie de texte fundamentale din opera latin
a lui Meister Eckhart, cunoscute sub numele de Prologuri
(n primul rnd prologurile la Opus tripartitum) i ntrebri
pariziene. Unele in de perioada de maturitate a gndirii
eckhartiene i au fost redactate i disputate la Universitatea
din Paris. La acestea se adaug altele redactate sau rostite
la Paris, din perioada de formare a lui Eckhart. n toate
acestea snt prezente temele conlocuirii sufletului cu
Dumnezeu, ale teologiei negative sau ideea c Dumnezeu
este nelegere.
Daniel Frca este doctor n filosofie al Universitii Paris
IVSorbonne i autor al volumului Meister Eckhart, misticul
din cuul ochiului (Polirom, 2010).
Meister Eckhart (cca 12601328), teolog, filosof i mistic
german, clugr dominican, condamnat ca eretic de papa
Ioan al XXIIlea n 1329. De acelai autor la Editura Polirom:
Cetuia din suflet. Predici germane (2003).
Meister Eckhart
Parisian Questions and Other Writings
Prologues, Parisian Questions, Sermon
to the Holiday of Saint Augustine, Treatise
on the Lords Prayer, 1294 Easter Sermon
bilingual edition, translated from Latin, introduction, notes,
indices, glossary and explanatory notes by Daniel Frca
2013, ISBN: 9789734635320
Three ideas dominate the Parisian Questions: the unification
of the soul with God, the preeminence of understanding
in relation to being, and knowing God through negation.
Thus, Eckharts ontology becomes the link between
classical Greek philosophy and German Romanticism the
same line of thought spans from Parmenides to Hegel.
The volume is composed of a selection of fundamental texts
from Meister Eckharts Latin work, known as The Prologues
(first of all, the prologues to Opus tripartitum) and Parisian
Questions. Some of them are part of the authors later
works and were written and disputed at the University of
Paris. In addition, there are works written or lectured in
Paris, during Eckharts early
period. All of them contain
the themes of the cohab
itation of the soul with
God, the belief that God
is understanding, as well
as negative theology.
Daniel Frca holds a PhD in
philosophy from the University
of Paris IV-Sorbonne and is
the author of the volume
Meister Eckhart, the Mystic
from an Eyes Scoop (Polirom,
2010).
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 Ibn Tufayl (Abentofal) Ibn Tufayl (Aben Tofail)

Hayy bin Yaqzan sau din tainele Hayy bin Yaqzan or From the Secrets
nelepciunii rsritene of Eastern Wisdom
ediie bilingv, traducere, note i comentarii de George Grigore bilingual edition, translation, notes and commentaries by
2013, ISBN: 9789734638826, 208 p. George Grigore
2013, ISBN: 9789734638826
Romanul filosofic al lui Ibn Tufayl nareaz utopica istorie
a unui brbat crescut pe o insul de o gazel, care parcurge Ibn Tufayls philosophical novel tells the fictional story of
toate treptele iniierii biologice i spirituale baznduse pe a child raised by a gazelle on an island, who goes through
propriile faculti constitutive ale sensului experienei all the steps of biological and spiritual initiation by relying
lumii i, n cele din urm ale alteritii. Versiune medieval on his own faculties of allotting meaning to the world and,
a romanului lui Daniel Defoe, scrierea combin ingenios ultimately, to otherness. A medieval version of Daniel
surse neoplatoniciene, aristotelice, avicenniene i sufite, Defoes novel, the work creatively combines Neoplatonist,
oferind un tablou al lumii i al sensului experienei umane Aristotelian, Avicennian and Sufist sources, providing a
ndreptate spre contemplaia divin. picture of the world and of the meaning of human
experience directed towards divine contemplation.
George Grigore este profesor de limb i literatur arab la
Universitatea din Bucureti. George Grigore is a Professor of Arabic Language and Literature
at the University of Bucharest.
Ibn Tufayl (11051185), savant i filosof arab nscut n
Spania, cunoscut n Occidentul medieval latin sub numele
AbentofalsauAbubacer. Lucreaz ca medic n Granada, dup
care devine sfetnic al guvernatorului acestei provincii. Stabilit
la Marrakech, este numit vizir i medic al celui deal doilea
suveran din Dinastia Almohazilor. A scris peste 7.000 de
versuri, un tratat despre suflet i unul de medicin. Din opera
sa nu sa pstrat dect Hayy bin Yaqzan sau din tainele
nelepciunii rsritene.

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Isidor de Sevilla
Etimologii, XIXII
ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin, studiu introductiv,
cronologie i note de Anca Criv
2014, ISBN: 9789734642823, 280 p.
Redactat ntrun moment de reconfigurare a nfirii
politice i culturale europene, vasta enciclopedie a lui
Isidor de Sevilla (cca 560636) cunoscut sub titlul
Etymologiae sive Origines este un document fundamental
pentru nelegerea modului n care sa realizat n Occident
sinteza ntre cultura pgn i cea cretin. n cadrul
bogatei opere a episcopului sevillan, care cuprinde lucrri
de teologie, istorie, istorie natural i istorie literar,
Etimologiile constituie lucrarea sa cea mai cunoscut.
Tratatul este unul dintre izvoarele fundamentale ale
culturii savante medievale i a cunoscut un prestigiu
constant pn n Renaterea secolului al XVIlea. Volumul
reia integral cartea a XIa (Despre om i minunii) i
cartea a XIIa (Despre animale), care constituie antro
pologia i zoologia isidoriene.
Anca Criv este profesoar a Universitii din Bucureti, n
specialitatea literatur medieval.
Isidor de Sevilla (560636) a fost arhiepiscop al Sevillei
ncepnd din anul 600 i e considerat ultimul sfnt printe al
Bisericii apusene, fiind deopotriv ultimul savant al culturii
antice. Erudit, a scris o oper vast, n varii domenii, de la enci
clopedia care ia adus faima, Etimologii, la lucrri cu caracter
istoric (Chronica maiora) sau religios (De ecclesiasticis officiis).
Isidore of Seville
The Etymologies, XIXII
bilingual edition, translated from Latin, introductory study,
chronology and notes by Anca Criv
2014, ISBN: 9789734642823
Written at a moment of reconfiguration of the European
political and cultural identity, Isidore of Sevilles (c.
560636) broad encyclopaedia known as Etymologiae
sive Origines is a fundamental work for understanding
the synthesis between pagan and Christian cultures in the
West. Among the extensive work of the Sevillian bishop,
which includes writings on theology, natural history and
literary history, the Etymologies is his most famous
creation. The treatise is one of the fundamental sources
of medieval scholarly culture and enjoyed a constant
prestige until the Renaissance. The volume offers a full
version of Book XI (The Human Being and Portents) and
Book XII (Animals), which constitute the Isidorian
anthropology and zoology.
Anca Criv is Professor of
Medieval Literature at the
University of Bucharest.
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 Petrus Damianus
Despre omnipotena divin
ediie bilingv, traducere de Florina Ion, note i comentarii de
Alexander Baumgarten
2014, ISBN: 9789734644957, 208 p.
Tratatul Despre omnipotena divin i datoreaz cele
britatea recent n istoriografia filosofiei medievale mai
cu seam celebrei sale sintagme care prezint filosofia
(ansamblu al studiilor gramaticologice preparative) drept
o slujnic a teologiei (vzut ca un ansamblu al tuturor
cunoaterilor speculative despre principiile divine ale reali
tii). nlturnd anacronismul suprapunerii disciplinelor,
cititorul poate descoperi n tratat subtile analize logice
ale limitelor gndirii omeneti i o polemic angajat pe
deplin n viaa intelectual a secolului al XIlea.
Florina Ion este profesor de limba latin la Colegiul Naional
Barbu tirbei din Clrai.
Petrus Damianus (Petrus Honestis) (10071072) ia fcut
studiile n arte liberale pe lng colilecatedrale de la Faenza
i Parma. Urmeaz o carier de magistru n artele liberale;
este avocat, iar n jurul anului 1035 devine eremit benedictin
la Fonte Avellane, apoi prior al mnstirii, din 1043. A sprijinit
prin scrierile sale activitatea de reformare a Bisericii. n 1057
este numit cardinal i episcop de Ostia, iar n 1062 legat din
partea papei la Cluny, unde se ocup de viaa monastic.
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Peter Damian
On Divine Omnipotence
bilingual edition, translation by Florina Ion, notes and
commentaries by Alexander Baumgarten
2014, ISBN: 9789734644957
The treatise On Divine Omnipotence owes its recent celeb
rity in the history of medieval philosophy especially to its
famous depiction of philosophy (collection of pre
parative logical and grammatical studies) as a servant of
theology (seen as a collection of all the speculative
knowledge on the divine principles of reality). Setting aside
the anachronism of subject overlapping, the reader can
discover in the treatise subtle logical analyses of the limits
of human thought and a polemic engaged in the
intellectual life of the eleventh century.
Florina Ion teaches Latin at Barbu tirbei National College in
Clrai.
Broul
Romanul depre Tristan
ediie bilingv, traducere i comentarii de Carmen Dinescu
2014, ISBN: 9789734648825, 336 p.
Poemul epic medieval intitulat Le Roman de Tristan, pstrat
n copie unic din a doua jumtate a secolului al XIIIlea,
n manuscrisul francez 2171 de la Biblioteca Naional
Francez, Paris, restituit dup aproape o sut de ani de
incertitudini i ipoteze autorului su de drept, Broul,
povestitor din secolul al XIIlea, este pentru prima dat
tradus independent i integral n limba romn. Noutatea
acestei versiuni const n traducerea n versuri a frag
mentului lizibil din textul lui Broul, compus din 4.485 de
versuri octosilabice, cu ritm iambic i rim mperecheat.
Dei ultimele decenii adopt asupra traducerii docu
mentelor literare medievale o viziune n care interesul de
ordin estetic cedeaz ntietatea preciziei i corectitudinii,
prefernduse versului proza, ca acces nemijlocit la acu
rateea lingvistic, totui, departe de intenia de a sfida
temeiurile abordrii tiinifice, versiunea prezent este rodul
unei strdanii n sensul celui mai profund respect fa de
creaia autorului original i n dorina de ai reda ct mai
corect nuana estetic a gndirii i a expresiei.
Carmen Dinescu este filolog i filosof, profesor al Universitii
din Piteti.
Broul, poet normand din secolul al XIIlea care se pare c
a trit inclusiv la curtea regelui Henric al IIlea al Angliei. Este
faimos tocmai pentru aceast versiune a legendei lui Tristan
i a Isoldei, cea mai timpurie versiune popular cunoscut,
redactat probabil ntre anii 1160 i 1190.
Broul
The Romance of Tristan
bilingual edition, translation and commentaries by Carmen Dinescu
2014, ISBN: 9789734648825
Transmitted only by the thirteenth-century MS Fr. 2171 of
the French National Library, the medieval epic poem Le
Roman Tristan went through almost one hundred years
of uncertainty and postulations about its authorship until
it was attributed to the twelfthcentury storyteller Broul.
The poem is fully and independently translated into
Romanian for the first time. The novelty of this endeavour
lies in the verse translation of the legible parts of the
manuscript, composed of 4,485 octosyllabic lines in
iambic rhythm and alternate rhyme. Recent decades have
adopted a certain approach to the translation of medieval
literary documents in which the aesthetic interest gives
primacy to precision and the linguistic accuracy, thus
preferring prose to verse. However, with no intention of
defying the aforementioned scientific approach, the
present bilingual edition was conceived as to provide a
faithful rendering of the
original work, in terms of
aesthetic nuances of ideas
and expression.
Carmen Dinescu is a philol
ogist and philosopher, Pro
fessor at the University of
Piteti.
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 Adrian Papahagi, AdinelCiprian Dinc, Adrian Papahagi, AdinelCiprian Dinc,
n colaborare cu Andreea Mrza with Andreea Mrza

Manuscrisele medievale occidentale A Census of Western Medieval

din Romnia: census Manuscripts in Romania
n curs de apariie forthcoming

Volumul de fa inventariaz n premier totalitatea
manuscriselor medievale n grafie latin din bibliotecile
romneti. Dintre cele circa 450 de manuscrise repertoriate,
peste o treime snt descrise codicologic pentru prima dat
n aceast lucrare. Numeroase noi texte snt identificate
i intr astfel n circuitul tiinific internaional. Un ntreg
patrimoniu de carte manuscris (IXXV) devine accesibil.
Cititorul va descoperi un caleidoscop de texte liturgice,
teologice, filosofice, literare sau tiinifice, n latin,
italian, german, francez, maghiar sau ceh. O lucrare
de referin indispensabil.
Adrian Papahagi este filolog, doctor n studii medievale al
Universitii Paris IVSorbonne i director al Centrului de
Istoria Textelor i a Crii (CODEX) de la Universitatea
BabeBolyai, Cluj.
AdinelCiprian Dinc este doctor n istorie medieval al
Universitii BabeBolyai i cercettor tiinific la Institutul
de Istorie George Bariiu din Cluj.
Andreea Mrza este doctor n istorie al Universitii Babe-
Bolyai din Cluj i membr a Centrului de Istoria Textelor i
a Crii (CODEX).
The present Census is the first inventory of all Western
medieval manuscripts in Romanian libraries. Over a third
of the approximately 450 manuscripts (ninth-fifteenth
centuries) are described here for the first time. Numerous
new texts are identified, and are thus made available to the
international community of scholars. The reader will discover
a great variety of liturgical, theological, philosophical, literary,
and scientific texts in Latin, Italian, German, French,
Hungarian or Czech. A musthave for all medievalists.
Adrian Papahagi holds a PhD in medieval studies from the
University of Paris IVSorbonne, and is an Associate Professor
and director of the Center for the History of Texts and Books
(CODEX) at the BabeBolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.
AdinelCiprian Dinc holds a
PhD in medieval history from
the BabeBolyai University
and is a researcher at the
George Bariiu History Institute
in ClujNapoca.
Andreea Mrza holds a PhD in
history from the BabeBolyai
University in ClujNapoca and
is a member of the Center for
the History of Texts and
Books (CODEX).

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Christine de Pizan Christine de Pizan

Cartea cetii doamnelor The Book of the City of Ladies

ediie bilingv, traducere note i studiu de Reghina Dascl
2015, ISBN: 978-973-46-5313-3, 752 p.
Volumul i propune si prezinte cititorului romn o excep
ional autoare a Evului Mediu trziu Christine de Pizan,
autoare deosebit de prolific, a crei capodoper Cartea
Cetii Doamnelor a aprut n 1405, fiind ndeobte
considerat prima utopie feminist din literatura
universal, o curajoas i erudit apologie a virtuilor
feminine. Volumul va ncerca s ilustreze problematica
constituirii unei subiectiviti feminine pregnante, a
afirmrii eului auctorial, ncercrile Christinei de Pizan de
a se include ntro genealogie cultural la genul feminin,
precum i rolul crucial pe care ea l joac n apariia i
meninerea primei mari polemici literare din cultura
european cea din jurul capodoperei lui Jean de Meun
Le Roman de la Rose.
Reghina Dascl pred studii culturale britanice i studii de
gen la Universitatea de Vest din Timioara. Este autoare a
cinci cri, printre care Christine de Pizan: Essays (Editura
Universitii de Vest, 2008).
Christine de Pizan (sau de Pisan; 1364 cca 1430) a fost o
scriitoare italo-francez din Evul Mediu trziu, care a trit la
curtea mai multor duci i a regelui Franei Carol al VI-lea.
Este autoare a 41 de lucrri ce includ biografii, poezii, cri
de sfaturi pentru femei. Este considerat primul critic literar
al Evului Mediu i o precursoare a literaturii feministe.
bilingual edition, translation and commentaries by Reghina
Dascl
2015, ISBN: 978-973-46-5313-3
This book is meant to introduce the great author of the
late Middle Ages, Christine de Pizan, to the Romanian
readership. The masterpiece of this prolific author, The
Book of the City of Ladies appeared in 1405, and is
unanimously acknowledged as the first feminist utopia in
world literature, an impassioned vindication of virtue
construed in the feminine. The translated text illustrates
issues related to the selffashioning of female identity and
authorship, Christine de Pizans attempts at placing
herself in a female cultural genealogy, underscoring at the
same time the crucial role she played in engendering and
maintaining the first literary fray in the European letters,
the debate over Jean de Meuns masterpiece Le Roman
de la Rose.
Reghina Dascl teaches British
studies and gender studies
at the English Department of
the Western University of
Timioara. She holds a PhD
in cultural anthropology and
she has so far published five
books, among them Christine
de Pizan: Essays (Western
University Publishing House,
2008).

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 Raimundus Lullus
Ars brevis
ediie bilingv, traducere, comentarii i referine bibliografice de Jana
Balacciu Matei, studiu introductiv de Josep Enric Rubio i Albarracn
2015, ISBN: 978-973-46-5472-7, 240 p.
Ars brevis (1308) este forma cea mai condensat a sistemului
logic conceput de Raimundus Lullus, animat de proiectul su
misionar: convertirea necredincioilor la credina cretin,
convins c nu recursul la autoriti este instrumentul cel mai
adecvat, ci raionamentul logic bazat pe un sistem dialectic
de definiii, principii i reguli de combinare, capabil s se
constituie ntro tiin universal. El a revizuit i a rafinat n
ntreaga sa via acest sistem, numit Art, dndui mai
multe versiuni. Ecoul scrierilor lui Raimundus Lullus a fost
imens, cum o dovedete naterea lullismului nc din
timpul vieii lui, n ntreaga Europ Occidental. Ars a rmas
un punct de referin n toate ncercrile de descoperire a
unui limbaj universal n secolele al XVIIlea i al XVIIIlea.
Jana Balacciu Matei este coordonatoarea coleciei Biblioteca
de cultur catalan a Editurii Meronia, n care a publicat trei
traduceri din opera catalan a lui Raimundus Lullus. Josep
Enric Rubio i Albarracn este profesor la Universitatea din
Valencia, editor i reputat comentator al operei lulliene.
Raimundus Lullus (1232/12331315/1316), nscut la Palma
de Mallorca, la civa ani dup cucerirea oraului de la arabi,
provine dintro lume cu o component cretin nc
insuficient consolidat, un foarte prezent element musulman
i o important minoritate iudaic, explicnd avntul misionar
al lui Llull. Menit, prin natere, unei viei de curtean, la 30 de
ani abandoneaz viaa de familie i de curte i se dedic
rugciunii, penitenei i, mai ales, studiului i scrisului. Opera
lui n latin, catalan i arab cuprinde peste 250 de titluri
din cele mai diferite ramuri ale cunoaterii (filosofie, teologie,
geometrie, medicin, astronomie, retoric, logic), totul pus
n slujba transmiterii raionale a mesajului cretin.
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Raimundus Lullus
Ars brevis
bilingual edition, translation, commentaries and bibliograhy by
Jana Balacciu Matei, introduction by Josep Enric Rubio i
Albarracn
2015, ISBN: 978-973-46-5472-7
Ars brevis (The Short Art, 1308) is the most concised form
of the logical system conceived by Raimundus Lullus,
inspired by his missionary project of converting
nonChristians to the Christian faith. He was convinced
that the most adequate way was not the appeal to
authoritative texts, but the logical reasoning based on a
dialectical system of definitions, principles and
combination rules able to form a universal science. He
called that system art, revised and enriched it his whole
life, achieving several versions. Raimundus Lulluss
writings had a great success attested by the appearance
of Lullism in Western Europe during his lifetime. Ars
remained a reference point in all attempts to discover a
universal language in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries.
Jana Balacciu Matei coordi
nates Meronia Publishers
Library of Catalan Culture
series in which three transla
tions of Raimundus Lulluss
Catalan works have been
published. Josep Enric Rubio
i Albarracn is Professor at
the University of Valencia,
editor and well-known
specialist in Llulls work.
Cassiodor Cassiodorus

Instituiile
ediie bilingv, traducere i comentarii de Vichi Eugenia Ciocani
2015, ISBN: 978-973-46-5875-6, 344 p.
Cassiodor este cunoscut att ca magister officiorum (cea
mai nalt funcie administrativ) al lui Teodoric cel Mare
i personaj politic important n regatul ostrogot din secolul
al VIlea, dar i ca scriitor cretin i fondator al unei comu
niti monastice, Vivarium, n sudul Italiei. Situat la multi
plele intersecii dintre Antichitate i Evul Mediu, cultura
cretin i cultura pgn, greci i latini, Cassiodor este o Italy. At the crossroads between Antiquity and the Middle
figurcheie pentru emergena culturii medievale cretine
apusene. Tratatul su de maturitate, Instituii, adun
laolalt titluri de texte cretine i precretine pe care
Cassiodor le recomand pentru educaia monahilor, pre
cum i principiile de abordare i studiere a acestor lecturi
fundamentale. Instituiile lui Cassiodor reprezint o piatr
de temelie pentru ceea ce va nsemna sistemul educaiei
medievale i tradiia manuscris apusean, dar i un
document preios pentru circulaia ideilor dinspre colile
cretine rsritene ctre cele occidentale la sfritul
Antichitii.
Vichi Eugenia Ciocani a obinut un doctorat n filologie clasic
la University of Toronto n 2013 i este n prezent afiliat
Universitii BabeBolyai din Cluj.
Cassiodor (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus) (cca 485-
578), om politic, istoric i erudit roman, a fost demnitar la
curtea regelui ostrogot Teodoric cel Mare, n perioada de
dominaie ostrogot a Imperiului Roman. A fost discipol al
lui Boethius i a scris mai multe lucrri, dintre care cele mai
importante snt: Instituiile, Despre arte, Calculul pascaliilor,
Istoria goilor, Cronica, Variae (culegere de legi).
Institutions
bilingual edition, translation and commentaries by Vichi Eugenia
Ciocani
2015, ISBN: 978-973-46-5875-6
Cassiodorus is best known as magister officiorum (head
of all government services) of Theodoric the Great and
an important political figure in the Ostrogoth kingdom of
the sixth century, but also as a Christian writer and
founder of a monastic community, Vivarium, in Southern
Ages, Christian and Pagan cultures, the Greeks and the
Romans, Cassiodorus is a key figure for the emergence of
medieval Western Christian culture. His main work,
Institutions, gathers titles of Christian and preChristian
texts that Cassiodorus recommends for the education of
monks, as well as the principles of approaching and
studying these essential readings. Cassiodorus Institutions
represents a milestone for Western manuscript culture and
the burgeoning medieval education system, but also a
precious document for the
circulation of ideas from
the Eastern Christian
schools to the West in Late
Antiquity.
Vichi Eugenia Ciocani holds a
PhD in classical philology
from the University of Toronto
(2013) and is currently affil
iated with the Babe-Bolyai
University in Cluj-Napoca.

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 Petrarca Petrarch

Despre ignoran: a sa i a multora On His Own Ignorance and That

ediie bilingv, traducere din limba latin de Ioana Costa,
of Many Others
comentarii de Andrei Bereschi
bilingual edition, translated from Latin by Ioana Costa,
commentaries by Andrei Bereschi
Petrarca a scris tratatul Despre ignoran sub forma
unui rspuns dat celor patru personaje nenumite de el,
Petrarch wrote On Ignorance as a reply to his four
ns identificate de comentatori care l socoteau un om
characters left unnamed by him, but identified by the
bun, dar necultivat (me sine litteris uirum bonum). Textul
commentators who considered him a good, but
este o pledoarie dens, construit n jurul a trei idei
uneducated man (me sine litteris uirum bonum). The text
precise: acceptarea propriei sale ignorane, manifestarea
is a strong plea built around three ideas: accepting ones
unei culturi superioare celei a detractorilor si i definirea
own ignorance, displaying a superior cultivation to ones
incapacitii general umane de a atinge cunoaterea.
detractors, and defining the general human incapacity to
Infinitele nuanri ale ignoranei includ perspectiva
reach knowledge. The infinite shades of ignorance
ciceronian a nelegerii limitelor cunoaterii ca o conse
include the Ciceronian perspective on the limits of
cin gradual a acumulrilor sapieniale. Cunotinelor
knowledge as a gradual consequence of the accumulation
enciclopedice, vzute mai cu seam ca manifestare
of wisdom. The author contrasts encyclopaedic knowl
orgolioas a unei curioziti excesive i vane, le opune
edge, seen mostly as a proud manifestation of an excessive
privirea ntoars spre sinele uman. Omul rmne, pentru
and vain curiosity, with introspection. For Petrarch, man
Petrarca, singura int asupra creia se poate concentra
remains the only target of the effort to study.
cu bun folos efortul de a studia.
Ioana Costa is a Professor at
Ioana Costa este profesor la Universitatea din Bucureti,
the University of Bucharest,
Departamentul de Filologie Clasic; a publicat traduceri din
Department of Classical
latin i greaca veche (Seneca, Plinius Maior, Septuaginta).
Philology; she has published
translations from Latin and
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), poet i umanist italian.
Ancient Greek (Seneca, Pliny
Admirator i cercettor al culturii antice, i-a scris majoritatea
the Elder, The Septuagint).
operelor n latin. Situat n plin efervescen renascentist,
pstrnd o viziune spiritualist asupra lumii, transfer aria de
investigaie din domeniul scolasticii n cel al vieii din afara
zidurilor Universitii.

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Toma de Aquino
Expunere la simbolul apostolilor
Text reportat de Reginald de Piperno
ediie bilingv, traducere n limba romn, studiu introductiv i
note de Wilhelm Danc, n pregtire
Toma de Aquino a comentat Simbolul apostolic adresnduse
unui public larg, religios i laic, oferind o sintez simpl,
didactic i exemplar a credinei cretine. Forma
argumentativ a textului este o expresie a apologeticii
scolastice care caracterizeaz discursul tomist. mprirea
n articuli a coninutului Simbolului i ofer posibilitatea
lui Toma de a enumera, alturi de sensurile explicite ale
credinei, i seria ereziilor la care ele rspund implicit, fie
c este vorba despre erezii ale primelor secole cretine,
reinute de teologia medieval ca erori posibile ale
interpretrii doctrinale, fie despre polemici filosofico-
teologice ale scolasticii secolului al XIII-lea. Textul poate
fi citit, astfel, pe mai multe planuri, de la simpla expunere
catehetic a principiilor credinei cretine pn la
ilustrarea n el a unui adevrat arbore al confruntrilor
doctrinare ale tradiiei.
Printele Wilhelm Danc este decan al Facultii de Teologie
Romano-Catolic a Universitii din Bucureti i membru al
Academiei Romne.
Thomas Aquinas
Exposition of the Apostles Creed
Reginald of Pipernos Reportatio
bilingual edition, Romanian translation, introduction and notes
by Wilhelm Danc, in preparation
Thomas Aquinas commented on the Apostles Creed
addressing a large, religious and lay public and offering a
simple and exemplary synthesis of the Christian faith. The
argumentative form of the text is an expression of the
scholastic apologetic that characterizes the Thomistic
discourse. By dividing his text into articuli, Thomas can
enumerate, alongside the explicit meanings of faith, the
heresies they implicitly address, which are either from
the very first Christian centuries that the medieval
theology regards as possible errors of doctrinal
interpretation, or the philosophical and theological
debates of the thirteenth century scholastics. This is why
the text can be read on so many different levels, starting
from the simple catechetical exposition of the Christian
principles up to the illustration of the doctrinal
confrontations that defined
this tradition.
Father Wilhelm Danc is
Dean of the Faculty of Roman
Catholic Theology of the
University of Bucharest and
member of the Romanian
Academy.
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 Godescalc de Nepomuk Godescalc of Nepomuk

Teologia ca dispoziie tiinific Theology as a Scientific Disposition

Prolog la Comentariu la Cartea Sentinelor Prologue to the Commentary on the Book
of Sentences
ediie bilingv, text latin editat, tradus i comentat de Alexander
Baumgarten, 2016 bilingual edition, Latin text edited, translated and commented
by Alexander Baumgarten, 2016
Ediie realizat n cadrul proiectului THESIS ERC Starting
Grant, n. 313339, director dr. Monica Brnzei
1367, Paris: Godescalc of Nepomuk writes a surprising
commentary for his contemporaries on Peter Lombards
1367: Godescalc de Nepomuk comenteaz la Paris
Sentences, suggesting a primacy of Gospel interpretation
Sentinele lui Petrus Lombardus ntro direcie surprin
in relation to ecclesiastical authority. A descendant of
ztoare pentru contemporanii lui, oferind indicii pentru
Gregory of Rimini, mentor for Jacob of Altavilla and
o prioritate a interpretrii Scripturii n faa autoritii
Nicholas of Dinkelsbhl, Godescalc is nowadays a
eclesiale. Urma al lui Grigore de Rimini, receptat de ctre
practically unknown author, even though his ideas bear
Jacob din Altavilla i Nicolaus de Dinkelsbhl, Godescalc
clear marks of modernity. The movement of his trend of
este, azi, un autor necunoscut, chiar dac eficacitatea
thought, through his followers, towards Central Europe
ideilor sale reformatoare este intim modernitii.
meant that his work was probably kept in just one
Mutarea curentului su de gndire, prin discipolii si, spre
manuscript, in Krakow. Editing this text might shed new
Europa Central a fcut ca scrierea sa s se pstreze,
light on the intellectual environment of fourteenth-century
probabil, ntrun singur manuscris (BJ, 1499), la Cracovia.
scholastics.
Editarea n premier a acestui text ar putea aduce o nou
lumin asupra ambientului intelectual al scolasticii ultimei Alexander Baumgarten is a
jumti a secolului al XIVlea. philosopher and classical
philologist, Assistant Professor
Alexander Baumgarten este filosof i filolog clasic, confereniar at the BabeBolyai University
la Universitatea BabeBolyai din Cluj, unde pred filosofia in ClujNapoca, where he
medieval. teaches Medieval Philosophy.
Despre Godescalc de Nepomuk se tie doar c a comentat
la Paris Sentinele lui Petrus Lombardus n 1367 i se pare c
a murit n 1369.

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Alkindi
Despre filosofia prim
ediie bilingv, editarea i traducerea originalului arab, note i
studiu introductiv de George Grigore, n pregtire
Alkindi, n tratatul Filosofia prim (Alfalsafa alul), unul
dintre primele n limba arab, expune n pagina de
deschidere esena acestei scrieri, precum i a altora,
emblematice, care vor urma: Cea mai nalt art uman
n grad, cea mai nobil n rang e arta filosofiei, a crei
definiie este cunoaterea lucrurilor n adevrul lor, att
ct i este cu putin omului. Cea mai nobil i mai nalt
filosofie n rang este filosofia prim, adic cunoaterea
Adevrului Prim, care este cauza oricrui adevr. De
aceea, filosoful desvrit, cel mai nobil dintre toi, trebuie
s fie cel ce se nconjoar cu aceast cea mai nobil
cunoatere; deoarece cunoaterea cauzei este mult mai
nobil dect cunoaterea efectului, pentru c, dobndind
tiina desvrit a orice poate fi cunoscut, aprofundm
cunoaterea cauzei lui.
George Grigore este profesor de limb i literatur arab la
Universitatea din Bucureti.
Alkindi (Ab Ysuf Yaqb bin Isq aabb alKind) (cca at the University of Bucharest.
801873), considerat primul filosof al arabilor, a cptat nc
din tineree, pe cnd lucra la Casa nelepciunii din Bagdad,
o mare notorietate n mediile erudite pentru adaptarea i
promovarea filosofiei greceti n limba arab. Sub influena
crilor filosofilor dinti (filosofii greci, aa cum ia numit),
Alkindi a scris un numr impresionant de tratate originale
de metafizic, psihologie, etic, logic, astronomie, astrologie,
medicin, matematic etc., puse sub semnul armonizrii
marilor tradiii culturale.
Alkindi
On the First Philosophy
bilingual edition, edition and translation of the original Arabic
text, notes and introductory study by George Grigore, in
preparation
Alkindi, in the treatise The First Philosophy (Alfalsafa
alul), one of the first in Arabic, exposes in the opening
page the essence of this writing, as well as of other
emblematic ensuing writings: Indeed, the human art
which is highest in degree and most noble in rank is the
art of philosophy, the definition of which is knowledge of
the true nature of things, insofar as it is possible for man.
The noblest part of philosophy and the highest in rank is
the First Philosophy, i.e., knowledge of the First Truth
Who is the cause of all truth. Therefore it is necessary
that the perfect and most noble philosopher will be the
man who fully understands this most noble knowledge;
for the knowledge of the cause is nobler than knowledge
of the effect, since we have complete knowledge of every
knowable only when we have obtained full knowledge of
its cause. (transl. A. Ivry, 1974)
George Grigore is Professor of Arabic language and literature
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 Grigore cel Mare
Dialoguri
ediie bilingv, traducere, studiu introductiv i comentarii de
Cristina Horotan
Dialogurile lui Grigore cel Mare mrturisesc o semnificativ
nnoire a cretinismului latin al secolului al VI-lea, sub
impactul naterii culturii benedictine i al invaziei
longobarde n Italia. Dornic s expun monahismul italic,
numit aici modern, Grigore transmite prin acest
document o experien etic, istoric i religioas care st document an ethical, historical and religious experience
ca fundament al culturii occidentale medievale. Anecdotele
textului, uor de supus unei hermeneutici comparate a
religiilor, conduc treptat n acest celebru tratat spre forma
ntrebrilor disputate ale viitoarei scolastici occidentale.
Ele sunt o adevrat pastoral iconografic, accesibil
tuturor, instruii sau neinstruii. Acestei funcii, cititorul o
poate aduga i pe cea de poart deschis spre marile texte
ale eticii gregoriene: Comentariile morale la Cartea lui Iov
sau Omiliile la Evanghelii.
Cristina Horotan este profesor de limbi clasice la Colegiul
Naional Ioan Slavici din Satu Mare i doctorand n
filosofie al Universitii Babe-Bolyai din Cluj.
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Gregory the Great
Dialogues
bilingual edition, translation, introduction and commentaries by
Cristina Horotan
Gregory the Greats Dialogues reveal a significant renewal
of the Latin Christianity of the 6th century under the
impact of the Benedictine culture and the Longobard
invasion in Italy. Willing to expose the Italian monachism,
here named modern, Gregory conveys through this
that grounds the medieval western culture. The anecdotes,
easily attached to the comparative hermeneutics of
religions, gradually lead in this famous treatise to the
form of the disputed questions of the future western
scholastics. They represent a true pastoral and
iconographic discourse, available to all, educated or not.
The reader can also regard it as an open gate to the great
texts of theGregorianethics: Morals on the Book of Job
or Gospel Homilies.
Cristina Horotan teaches classical languages at Ioan Slavici
National College in Satu Mare and is a PhD student in
philosophy at Babe-Bolyai University in Cluj.
Toma din Celano
Viaa Sfntului Francisc din Assisi
ediie critic i introducere de Jacques Dalarun, traducere din
limba latin, cronologie, note i bibliografie de Bogdan Ttaru-
Cazaban i Miruna Ttaru-Cazaban
Recent descoperit de Jacques Dalarun ntr-un manuscris
care poate fi datat n jurul anului 1230, achiziionat de
Biblioteca Naional a Franei, aceast Via inedit este, 1230s, this new Vita must be the second Vita about Saint
foarte probabil, a doua biografie a Sfntului Francisc,
scris la mai puin de zece ani de la moartea sa. O versiune
prescurtat, dar i completat a primei Viei redactate de
Toma din Celano, faimosul autor al textelor despre Sfntul
Francisc aflate n uz pn la Legenda maior elaborat de
Bonaventura i adoptat oficial de Ordin n 1263. Deosebit
de important pentru studiul figurii Sfntului Francisc i al
originilor franciscanismului, textul de fa reprezint, aa
cum apreciaz marele medievist Andr Vauchez, o
descoperire cum nu s-a mai fcut de aproape o sut de
ani.
Jacques Dalarun este medievist, autoritate mondial n
istoria franciscanismului, director de cercetare, Institut de
recherche et dhistoire des textes, Paris.
Bogdan Ttaru-Cazaban este filosof i medievist, membru al
Institutului de Istorie a Religiilor al Academiei Romne.
Miruna Ttaru-Cazaban este lector la Facultatea de tiine
Politice, Universitatea din Bucureti, unde pred istoria
gndirii politice din Evul Mediu i epoca modern.
Thomas of Celano
The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi
critical edition and introduction by Jacques Dalarun, translation
from Latin, chronology, notes and bibliography by Bogdan
Ttaru-Cazaban and Miruna Ttaru-Cazaban
Recently discovered by Jacques Dalarun in a manuscript
acquired by the National Library of France, copied in the
Francis, written less than ten years after his death. It is an
abridged and updated version of the Vita prima by Thomas
of Celano, the famous author of biographies used by
the Franciscans before Bonaventuras Legenda maior,
officially adopted by the Order in 1263. As the great
medievalist Andr Vauchez has said about this very
important text for the study of the figure of Saint Francis
and the origins of Franciscanism, it has been almost a
century since such a discovery was made.
Jacques Dalarun is an internationally renowned medievalist
for his studies on the history of Franciscanism, member of
the Institut de recherche et dhistoire des textes in Paris.
Bogdan Ttaru-Cazaban is a philosopher and medievalist,
member of the Institute for the History of Religions,
Romanian Academy.
Miruna Ttaru-Cazaban is a lecturer in the history of medieval
and early modern political thought at the Department of
Political Sciences, University of Bucharest.
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 Dante Alighieri
De vulgari eloquentia
ediie bilingv, traducere i comentarii de Mira Mocan, n pregtire
nainte de a ncepe s compun Divina Comedie, Dante
medita asupra naturii i valorii limbii literare. n centrul
acestor reflecii se afl noiunea de limb vulgar ilustr
(volgare illustre), o limb vorbit, vie, nnobilat i
iluminat (cum sugereaz rdcina latin a lui ilustru, of volgare illustre, a spoken living language which through
it. illustre, legat de ideea de lumin, lux) prin munca
poeilor i literailor i care ar fi fcut s renasc n illustrious (resorting once more to the Latin root of
contemporaneitatea lui prestigiul latinei, gloria i nobleea
culturii clasice. Ce aduce strlucire limbii vulgare i face
din poet nu numai un creator, ci i un maestru al eticii i
politicii? n ce fel aceast limb vulgar ilustr devine un
instrument politic i civic, fundamentul unei puteri drepte
i luminate? Geniala i originala teorie lingvistic, retoric
i moral formulat de Dante prinde form n De vulgari
eloquentia (scris, probabil, ntre 1303 i 1306), primul
tratat de filosofie a limbajului din cultura european
vernacular, n care poetul, dincolo de stabilirea normelor
formale ale creaiei poetice n Italia, ajunge s intuiasc
unele principii fundamentale ale lingvisticii istorice (cum
ar fi conceptele de evoluie a limbii i de familii lingvistice).
Textul va fi ntrerupt pe la jumtatea proiectului originar;
dar unele dintre ideile ce prind aici via vor fi reelaborate,
mplinite i concret realizate n poezia Divinei Comedii.
Mira Mocan este confereniar la Facultatea de Litere a
Universitii Roma Tre.
Om politic, filosof, lingvist, Dante Alighieri este considerat
creatorul limbii italiene literare. Este autorul tratatului etico-
filosofic Il convivio, al lucrrii polemice De monarchia, al
primului studiu comparat de filologie romanic, De vulgari
eloquentia. Capodopera sa este poemul alegoric Divina
Comedie, veritabil sintez a spiritualitii medievale.
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Dante Alighieri
De vulgari eloquentia
bilingual edition, translation and commentaries by Mira Mocan,
in preparation
Before writing the Divine Comedy, Dante focused his
attention on the nature and function of literary language.
At the centre of this reflection stands the pivotal notion
the work of men of letters is made excellent and
illustre, linked to the notion of light, lux), and which may
therefore revive in his own day the prestige of Latin, as
well as the glory and greatness of classical culture. What are
the necessary attributes for the vernacular to shine in this
way, and to transform the poet at the same time also into a
master of ethics and political doctrine? How can this same
vernacular become an instrument for political and civic
activity, and the foundation of a just and enlightened form
of government? Dantes ingenious speculation, bringing
together threads of linguistic, rhethorical and moral theory,
takes shape in the De vulgari eloquentia (written presumably
between 1303 and 1306). In the context of the European
vernacular tradition it represents the earliest treatise in the
field of the philosophy of language. Besides defining what
will become the standard formal norms of poetic composition
in Italy, in this work Dante also hints at what subsequently
will become some of the fundamental principles of historical
linguistics, such as the notion of the evolution of language
and that of linguistic families. In the end Dante carries out
only about half of his original project for this work, but some
of the more substantial concepts that occur here will be
further developed and put into effect in the poetry of the
Divine Comedy.
Mira Mocan is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of
Letters, Roma Tre University.
Bernard din Clairvaux
Despre considerare
traducere n limba romn de Florina Ion, comentarii de
Christian Trottmann, n pregtire
Bernard din Clairvaux, ntemeietor al ordinului cistercian
i figur de prim rang a cretinismului latin al secolului
al XII-lea, a oferit o important dezvoltare a tradiiei
spirituale monastice medievale. Tratatele sale propun o
interpretare mistic a Scripturii, un ndrumar al descoperii
omului interior, o pledoarie pentru dedicarea sufletului
ctre Dumnezeu prin contemplaie, simultan unui
angajament istoric fr precedent al bisericii n lume, de
pe poziiile unei reforme ascetice. Centrat n jurul
conceptelor de meditaie, atenie, neptur a inimii
(compunctio), tratatul Despre considerare este unul dintre
cele mai importante repere ale tradiiei spirituale
medievale latine.
Florina Ion este profesor de limba latin la Colegiul Naional
Barbu-tirbei din Clrai, iar Christian Trottmann este
profesor la Universitatea Franois Rabelais din Tours i
director de cercetare la Centre dtudes suprieures de la
Renaissance (CNRS).
Bernard of Clairvaux
On Consideration
Romanian translation by Florina Ion, commentaries by Christian
Trottmann, in preparation
Bernard of Clairvaux, founder of the Cistercian order and
first rate personality of the Latin Christianity in the twelfth
century, inspired an important development of the
spiritual monastic tradition in the Middle Ages. His
treatises propose a mystical interpretation of the
Scripture, a guide to finding the inner man, a plea for
dedicating ones soul to God through contemplation, all
parallel to an unprecedented historical involvement of
the church in the world from the position of an ascetic
reform. Placing the concepts of meditation, attention,
puncture (compunctio) at its centre, the treatise On
Consideration is one of the most important references of
the spiritual tradition in the Latin Middle Ages.
Florina Ion is a professor of Latin at Barbu-tirbei National
High School in Clrai, and Christian Trottmann is a professor
at the Franois Rabelais University of Tours and research
director at Centre dtudes suprieures de la Renaissance
(CNRS).
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 Guillaume de Saint-Amour William of St Amour

Despre pericolele On the Dangers of the Last Times

celor mai de pe urm vremuri bilingual edition, translation and commentaries by Valentina
Covaci, in preparation
ediie bilingv, traducere i comentarii de Valentina Covaci, n
pregtire
William of St Amour, master of theology at the University
of Paris, published his treatise De periculis novissimorum
Guillaume de Saint-Amour, magistru n teologie la
temporum (On the Dangers of the Last Times) in the
Universitatea din Paris, a publicat De periculis novissimorum
spring of 1256, at a point of acute crisis in the relations
temporum n primvara anului 1256, ntr-un moment de
between the secular masters of the University and the
criz n relaia dintre magitrii seculari ai universitii
newly-established mendicant studia (Dominican and
pariziene i recentele studia ale clugrilor ceretori,
Franciscan), and their masters and supporters. In this
dominicani i franciscani. n acest tratat, Guillaume de
treatise, St Amour voiced the opposition of the secular
Saint-Amour a exprimat o poziie a magitrilor seculari
masters against the acceptance of mendicants at the
fa de intrarea clugrilor ceretori la universitate, n
University, particularly against their appointment as
special fa de numirea lor ca profesori de teologie. Saint-
chairs of theology. He deemed their appointment
Amour a argumentat c prezena ordinelor ceretoare
unnatural, that is, against the established hierarchy of the
contravenea ierarhiei consacrate a Bisericii, referindu-se
Church, and characterized the dangers entailed by the
la pericolele implicate de rmnerea lor la universitate n
mendicants presence in apocalyptic terms and appealing
termeni apocaliptici i cernd papei nlturarea lor de la
to the pope to obtain their removal.
universitate.
Valentina Covaci is a historian researching medieval religion,
Valentina Covaci este istoric specializat n viaa religioas n
particularly the relations between Western and Eastern
Evul Mediu, n particular n relaiile dintre Biserica Roman
Christians. She holds a PhD in medieval studies from the
i bisericile rsritene. Este doctor n studii medievale al
University of Amsterdam.
Universiteit van Amsterdam.
William of St Amour (1202-1272), master of theology at the
Guillaume de Saint-Amour (1202-1272), magistru n teologie
University of Paris, led the campaign against the friars
al Universitii din Paris, a condus, la mijlocul secolului al XIII-
presence at the university in mid-thirteenth century. His
lea, campania mpotriva instalrii ordinelor ceretoare la
treatise, De periculis novissimorum temporum, was
universitate. Tratatul lui a fost condamnat att de papa
condemned by pope Alexander IV and king Louis IX of France,
Alexandru al IV-lea, ct i de regele Franei, Ludovic al IX-lea,
and St Amour was exiled from Paris. However, his writings
iar autorul a fost exilat de la universitate i din Paris. Cu toate
had a lasting influence in the debate opposing the secular
acestea, lucrarea a rmas o referin n conflictul care a
clergy to the mendicants.
continuat s-i opun pe magitrii seculari ordinelor ceretoare.

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Pseudo-Aristotel
Secretul secretelor
ediie bilingv, traducere, studiu i note de Luciana Cioca
Una dintre cele mai cunoscute cri ale Evului Mediu latin
i arab, tratatul pseudo-aristotelic Secretul secretelor (lat.
Secretum secretorum, ar. Kitab ilm al-siyasa fi tadbir aal-
riyasa) a parcurs un traseu medieval divers prin copierea
lui n sute de manuscrise i traducerea n mai multe limbi.
n acest tratat, din poziia sa de magistru, Aristotel i
trimite lui Alexandru cel Mare o serie de scrisori n care
prezint tainele bunei guvernri a lumii i a sinelui. Mai
mult dect o oglind a principilor, Secretul secretelor
este menit s-l iniieze pe Alexandru n toate cele care
trebuie tiute de un mprat, oferindu-i, la adpostul
metaforelor i al exemplelor, o instruire att n arta
guvernrii, ct i n medicin, astronomie, alchimie,
biologie, folosindu-le mereu pentru a articula un mod de
gndire i de aciune potrivit statutului destinatarului de
conductor al lumii.
Luciana Cioca este doctorand n filosofie medieval a
Universitii Babe-Bolyai din Cluj.
Pseudo-Aristotle
The Secret of Secrets
bilingual edition, translation, study and notes by Luciana Cioca
One of the most well-known books of the Arab and Latin
Middle Ages, the Pseudo-Aristotelian treatise The Secret
of Secrets (Lat. Secretum secretorum, Ar. Kitabilm al-siyasa
fi tadbir aal-riyasa) travelled throughout the medieval era
in hundreds of manuscripts written in multiple languages.
In the position of a magister, Aristotle sends Alexander
the Great a series of letters in which he reveals the secrets
for a successful governance over the world and over the
self. More than a mirror for princes, The Secret of Secrets
is meant to initiate Alexander in all the things that an
emperor must know and to offer him, through metaphors
and examples, an instruction in the art of governance, in
medicine, astronomy, alchemy, biology; all these are used
to help articulate a way of thinking and a way of action
that correspond to Alexanders status of world ruler.
Luciana Cioca is a PhD student in medieval philosophy at
Babe-Bolyai University in Cluj.
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 Gerardus din Cenad
Deliberare asupra imnului celor trei
tineri
traducere n limba romn de Marius Ivacu, studiu introductiv
de Claudiu Mesaro, ngrijirea critic a ediiei de Alexander
Baumgarten, n pregtire
Deliberarea... lui Gerardus este un comentariu alegoric la
episodul arderii n cuptor a trei tineri de ctre mpratul
Nabucodonosor, narat de profetul Daniel. Lucrarea
transmite cultura literar i doctrinal din mediul
intelectual al Italiei benedictine a secolului al XI-lea i este
una dintre cele mai frumoase i mai provocatoare analize
a pluralitii sensurilor Scripturii din epoc. ndreptat i
contra puterii politice a regatului Ungariei, dar i contra
dialecticienilor, Deliberarea... atest eforturile de
conservare i transmitere a tradiiei cretine n faa
heterodoxiei n Banatul acestei epoci.
Claudiu Mesaro este confereniar la Universitatea de Vest
din Timioara, unde pred filosofia medieval, iar Marius
Ivacu este master n filologie clasic al aceleiai Universiti.
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Gerardus of Csnad
Deliberation on the Hymn
of the Three Youths
translation by Marius Ivacu, with an introduction by Claudiu
Mesaro, critically edited by Alexander Baumgarten, in
preparation
Gerarduss Deliberation is an allegorical commentary on
the episode of the three youths thrown into the fiery
furnace by king Nebuchadnezzar, as recounted by the
prophet Daniel. The work passes on the literary and
doctrinal heritage of the Benedictine environment of
eleventh century Italy and provides one of the most
exquisite and challenging analyses of the manifold senses
of Scripture from this period. Directed against the political
leadership of the Hungarian kingdom as well as against
the dialecticians of his day, the Deliberation testifies to
the efforts of preserving and transmitting the Christian
tradition against other heterodox streams in the Banat
region of this era.
Claudiu Mesaro is an associate professor at the Western
University of Timioara, where he teaches medieval
philosophy, and Marius Ivacu is a MA in classical philology
of the same University.
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Despre suflet i facultile sale
ediie bilingv, ediie latin stabilit pe baza a ase manuscrise, tra
ducere n limba romn i comentarii de Alexander Baumgarten
i Mihai Maga, n pregtire
Despre suflet i facultile sale este un tratat care mbin
tradiia aristotelic, cea avicennian i cea averroist a
filosofiei sufletului. Faima textului este legat de faptul
c e cea mai veche scriere latin care atest intrarea n
aceast limb a comentariului lui Averroes la tratatul
Despre suflet al lui Aristotel. A fost editat n 1982 de
printele R.A. Gauthier, pe baza a trei manuscrise.
Descoperirea a nc trei noi manuscrise, dintre care unul,
poate cel mai bun dintre toate, la Biblioteca Bathyanaeum
din Alba Iulia, lea permis noilor lui editori s ofere un
text actualizat, propunnd astfel redeschiderea cercetrilor
n acest captivant subiect al istoriei filosofiei medievale.
Alexander Baumgarten este filosof i filolog clasic, conferen
iar la Universitatea BabeBolyai din Cluj, unde pred
filosofie medieval. Mihai Maga este lector al Universitii
BabeBolyai din Cluj, doctor cu o tez n filosofia politic
medieval.
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On the Soul and Its Faculties
bilingual edition, Latin edition established on the basis of six
manuscripts, translation into Romanian and commentaries by
Alexander Baumgarten and Mihai Maga, in preparation
On the Soul and Its Faculties is a treatise which merges
the Aristotelian, Avicennian and Averroist traditions of
the philosophy of the soul. The fame of this text is
connected with the fact that it is the oldest Latin writing
to attest the entry of Averroes Commentary on Aristotles
treatise On the Soul in this language. It was edited in 1982
by father R.A. Gauthier, on the basis of three manuscripts.
The discovery of three new manuscripts, among which
one, maybe the best of all, in the Bathyanaeum Library
of Alba Iulia, enabled his new editors to provide a revised
text, thus suggesting a reopening of research on this
captivating subject of the history of medieval philosophy.
Alexander Baumgarten is a philosopher and classical
philologist, Associate Professor at the BabeBolyai University
in ClujNapoca, where he teaches medieval philosophy.
Mihai Maga is an Assistant Professor at the BabeBolyai
University in ClujNapoca and holds a PhD in medieval
political philosophy.
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 Georgios Gemistos Plethon
n ce privine se deosebete Aristotel
de Platon
ediie bilingv, traducere i comentarii de Alexander Baumgarten,
n pregtire
Figur central a Evului Mediu trziu de tradiie greac n
secolul al XV-lea, Plethon a fost una dintre punile de
legtur ale filosofiei bizantine cu Italia renascentist. Prin
polemicile sale cu Scholarios i prin amendarea concor
dismului filosofic dintre opera lui Platon i Aristotel,
Plethon reuete, n acest tratat i n receptarea pe care
a provocato, o veritabil impunere a platonismului n
Occidentul latin, precum i o renelegere a aristotelismului.
Departe de a reveni la antici propriuzis, tratatul este o
subtil polemic cu interpretrile medievale averroiste
ale aristotelismului.
Alexander Baumgarten este filosof i filolog clasic, confereniar
la Universitatea BabeBolyai din Cluj, unde pred filosofia
medieval.
Georgios Gemistos Plethon(1355-1450), filosof i umanist
bizantin, nscut la Constantinopol. Erudit neoplatonician,
cunoscut prin polemicile sale cu Georgios Scholarios,
supranumit Gennadios, a tradus Oracolele chaldeene i a
relevat asemnrile i deosebirile dintre cultura latin i cea
greco-oriental i mai ales dintre filosofia lui Platon i cea a
lui Aristotel.
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Georgius Gemistus Pletho
On the Differences between Aristotle
and Plato
bilingual edition, translation and commentaries by Alexander
Baumgarten, in preparation
Central figure of the Late Middle Ages of Greek tradition,
Pletho threw one of the few bridges between Byzantine
philosophy and Renaissance Italy. Plethos polemic with
Scholarius, and his amendment of philosophical concordism
between Platos and Aristotles works, as presented in this
renowned treatise, introduce Platonism and a new
understanding of Aristotelianism in the Latin West. On
the Differences is far from being a return to Antiquity;
instead, it is a subtle polemic with the medieval Averroist
interpretation of Aristotle.
Alexander Baumgarten is a philosopher and classical philologist,
Associate Professor at the BabeBolyai University in ClujNapoca,
where he teaches Medieval Philosophy.
***
Autoritile lui Aristotel
text latin stabilit i studiu introductiv de Jacqueline Hamesse,
traducere i comentarii de Lucian Cosma i Vlad Ile
Auctoritates Aristotelis a fost cel mai rspndit florilegiu
filosofic al Evului Mediu latin, redactat n secolul al XIII-lea,
cu o selecie de aproape trei mii de pasaje cu valoare de
autoritate selectate din operele lui Aristotel, Averroes,
Seneca, Boetius, Platon, Apuleius i Porfir, dar i din
celebre lucrri pseudo-aristotelice: Cartea despre cauze
sau Cartea despre mr i moarte. El a fost un adevrat
manual de iniiere n filosofie pentru universitile
medievale. Folosit de unii autori latini exclusiv pentru
citarea tradiiei filosofice greco-arabe, el a fost i un cadru
de nelegere medieval a gndirii antice. Jacqueline
Hamesse, editoarea modern a cunoscutului florilegiu,
nsoete cu un studiu inedit versiunea n limba romn
a acestei subtile iniieri medievale n filosofie.
Lucian Cosma i Vlad Ile sunt doctoranzi n filosofie ai
Universitii Babe-Bolyai din Cluj.
***
Aristotles Authorities
Latin text and introduction by Jacqueline Hamesse, translation
and commentaries by Lucian Cosma and Vlad Ile
Aristotles Authorities was the most widespread
philosophic florilegium of the Latin Middle Ages.
Composed in the 13th century, with a selection of c. 3,000
passages of authority value, selected from the works of
Aristotle, Averroes, Seneca, Boethius, Plato, Apuleius and
Porphyry, but also from the well-known Pseudo-
Aristotelian texts as The Book of Causes or The Book of
the Apple, this work was a true handbook of philosophic
initiation for the medieval universities. Used by some
Latin authors only for the citation of the Greek-Arab
tradition, it was also a medieval framework for the
understanding of the ancient thought. Jacqueline
Hamesse, the modern editor of this well-known
florilegium, follows with a novel study the Romanian
translation of this subtle medieval initiation in philosophy.
Lucian Cosma and Vlad Ile are PhD candidates in medieval
philosophy at Babe-Bolyai University in Cluj
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Cntarea lui Guillaume
ediie bilingv, traducere, introducere i note de Cristiana
Papahagi, n pregtire
Poemul, n manuscris unic, este nucleul celui mai celebru
ciclu epic francez i prototipul cntecului eroic, cunoscut
publicului romn prin Cntarea lui Roland. Compus n
prima jumtate a secolului al XII-lea, textul este
emblematic pentru etica primei feudaliti, n contextul
aprrii cretintii de invaziile arabe, i l are ca model against the Muslims. Its influence in European literature,
istoric pe Guillaume, duce de Aquitania (d. dup 812 i
canonizat n 1066). Dincolo de valoarea sa istoric, Cntarea
lui Guillaume a marcat profund literatura european pn
la Dante: mai ambiguu dect Roland, textul interogheaz
imperativul de fidelitate i rolul politic al femeilor i al
clanului n arhitectura feudal. Stilistic, poemul combin
registrul eroic tragic, de factur germanic, cu cel comic
grosier, gaulois, iar personajele, problematice, i vorbesc
convingtor cititorului contemporan. Prezenta ediie
reprezint prima traducere n romn a acestui text
fundamental al epicii medievale, n conformitate cu cele
mai moderne abordri filologice.
Cristiana Papahagi este specialist n francez veche i
lingvistic romanic la Universitatea Babe-Bolyai din Cluj.
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The Song of William
edition and translation, notes and commentaries by Cristiana
Papahagi, in preparation
The poem, kept in a single manuscript, represents the
core of the most famous Old French cycle, William of
Oranges gesta. It was composed shortly after Rolands
Song, and is thus a landmark in the ethics of early
feudalism, concerned with the defense of Christendom
from the troubadours to Dante, was considerable. The
poem tells the story of a Frankish hero modeled on the
figure of William, duke of Aquitaine (d. after 812,
canonized in 1066). Apart from its historical value, the
text is an early reflection on faithfulness, and on the role
of women and the clan in feudal political architecture.
The poem mixes the high heroic style of Germanic
tradition with the comic and obscene register characteristic
for the esprit gaulois; its complex characters are also
appealing to modern taste. The edition offers the first
translation of the poem into Romanian, following
contemporary philological standards.
Cristiana Papahagi teaches Old French and Romance
philology at Babe-Bolyai University in Cluj.
Albert cel Mare Albert the Great

Despre intelect i inteligibil On the Intellect and the Intelligible

ediie bilingv, text latin stabilit de Alexander Baumgarten, cu bilingual edition, Latin text by Alexander Baumgarten, commentary
un comentariu de Henrik Anzulewicz, n pregtire byHenrik Anzulewicz, in preparation

Faimosul tratat al lui Albert cel Mare i este prezentat
cititorului ntro ediie contemporan, rezultat pe baza
consultrii tradiiei manuscrise, profund diferit de textul
disponibil n ediia Borgnet din 1890. Discutnd problema
abstraciei, a diferitelor tipuri de intelecie, a plasrii
intelectului n ierarhia lumii, tratatul reprezint poziia
original n teoria cunoaterii a lui Albert cel Mare: ea
sintetizeaz surse grecoarabe, aristotelice i neopla
toniciene i ofer o important deschidere spre modul n
care Evul Mediu latin a transmis filosofiei germane cadrele
gndirii filosofiei spiritului.
Alberts famous text is available to the reader in a contemporary
edition established from the manuscript tradition, very
different from the 1890 Borgnet edition. Discussing the
problem of abstraction, the different types of intellection,
the intellects place in the hierarchy of the world, the
treatise represents Alberts original position in the theory
of knowledge; it synthesizes the Greek, Arabic, Aristotelian
and Neoplatonic sources while indicating the way the
Latin Middle Ages transferred their thinking framework
to the German philosophy of spirit.

Alexander Baumgarten este filosof i filolog clasic, con Alexander Baumgarten is a philosopher and classical philologist,
fereniar la Universitatea BabeBolyai din Cluj, unde pred
Associate Professor at the BabeBolyai University in ClujNapoca,
filosofie medieval. Dr. Henrik Anzulewicz este cercettor la
where he teaches Medieval Philosophy. Dr.Henrik Anzulewicz
Albertus Magnus Institut din Bonn.
isa researcher at the Albertus Magnus Institute in Bonn.
Albert cel Mare (1195?1280), dominican german, filosof i
savant de limb latin. A avut o imens contribuie n
receptarea culturii grecoarabe n lumea latin a secolului
al XIIIlea, n sinteza aristotelismului cu neoplatonismului i
edificarea unei teologii bazate pe conceptul fluxului
creaturilor din cauza prim. A comentat o mare parte a
corpusului aristotelic, a participat la cele mai importante
polemici ale vremii sale (eternitatea lumii, unitatea
intelectului, distincia dintre fiin i esen etc.) i a
fundamentat dou tradiii distincte revendicate din el: cea
tomist i cea a neoplatonismului dominicanilor germani
(Eckhart, Dietrich din Freiberg, Bertold de Mossburg i alii).
Contribuia lui Albert este astzi considerat o verig
esenial de legtur ntre neoplatonismul grecoarab i
filosofia german modern.

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 Guillaume de Conches
Philosophia
ediie bilingv, traducere i comentarii de Ioana Munteanu, n
pregtire
O scurt privire asupra catalogului operelor lui Guillaume
de Conches este de ajuns pentru a dezvlui un profil
intelectual caracteristic nvailor de la Chartres: lucrrile
de exegez a autorilor antici (ntre care Platon i neopla
tonicienii latini ocup locurile privilegiate) indic interesul
su pentru filosofia naturii i Artele Liberale ale Antichitii,
n vreme ce tratatele enciclopedice explic imaginea
cretin a lumii cu instrumentarul tiinelor create de
gndirea grecolatin. Traducerea opusculului su de
tineree Philosophia va familiariza publicul romn cu
temele i modul de gndire pe care maestrul lui Ioan din
Salisbury lea dezvoltat n capodopera sa, Dragmaticon.
Abordarea misterului divin prin medierea cunoaterii pro
fane, judecile asupra relaiei dintre Sufletul Lumii i
Duhul Sfnt, contribuiile sale n cosmologie i antropologie,
consideraiile asupra Naturii ca intermediar ntre Dumnezeu
i creaia sa l singularizeaz pe Guillaume de Conches ca
autor inconturnabil pentru cel ce studiaz rafinata sintez
teologicofilosofic a secolului al XIIlea occidental.
Ioana Munteanu este lector la Catedra de filologie clasic a
Facultii de Limbi i Literaturi Strine, Universitatea din
Bucureti, unde pred cursuri de literatur latin clasic i
tardoantic, precum i de cosmologie medieval.
Guillaume de Conches (cca 1080-1154), filosof i erudit, a
predat la Chartres i la Paris. Comentator al lui Boethius (De
Consolatione Philosophiae), Macrobius, Priscianus i Platon, este
unul dintre maetrii colii de la Chartres. Cunosctor al lucrrilor
Antichitii i al celor arabe de cosmologie, psihologie i medi
cin, este martorul unei schimbri care ncepe s se produc
odat cu secolul al XII-lea, avnd la baz noul interes pentru
tiine. Operele sale principale snt Philosophia i Dragmaticon.
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William of Conches
Philosophia
bilingual edition, translation and commentary by Ioana
Munteanu, in preparation
A short overview of William of Conches works is sufficient
to reveal an intellectual profile characteristic for the
Chartres scholars: the French philosophers exegesis on
Ancient authors (among whom Plato and the Latin
Neoplatonists stand out) reveal his interest in the
philosophy of nature and the Liberal Arts of Antiquity,
while his encyclopaedic treatises make use of the scientific
tools of GreekLatin thought in order to explain the
Christian image of the world. The translation of Williams
early work, Philosophia, will acquaint Romanian readership
with the themes and thought developed by John of
Salisburys master in his magnum opus, Dragmaticon.
William of Conches approach to divine mystery through
profane knowledge, his judgments on the relationship
between the Soul of the World and the Holy Ghost, his
contributions to cosmology and anthropology, as well as
his considerations on nature as an intermediary between
God and creation distinguish the French philosopher as
an author of the utmost importance in the twelfthcentury
western synthesis between theology and philosophy.
Ioana Munteanu is a Lecturer at the Department of Classical
Philology of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures
at the University of Bucharest, where she teaches Classical
Latin Literature and Literature of the Late Antiquity, as well
as Medieval Cosmology.
***
Sefer haBahir Cartea Strlucirii
ediie bilingv, traducere i comentarii de Adrian Pirtea, n pregtire
Sefer haBahir (Cartea Strlucirii) a fost considerat nc
de Gershom Scholem unul dintre cele mai vechi i mai
influente documente ale tradiiei Cabalei medievale n
vestul Europei. Atribuit unui legendar tanna (nvtor)
din prima generaie, Nehunia ben haQana, Sefer haBahir
este atestat n a doua jumtate a secolului al XIIlea n
cercurile intelectuale evreieti din Provena i contribuie
n mod decisiv la afirmarea interesului pentru Cabala n
ntreaga Peninsul Iberic (secolele XIIIXV). Eclectic i pe
alocuri obscur, textul n forma sa actual este constituit
din expuneri midraice atipice asupra unor versete din
Biblie, din pasaje de speculaie filosofic i cosmologic,
ns utilizeaz uneori simboluri i parabole asociate cu
imaginarul mai vechi al tradiiei gnostice. Traducerea
acestui text n limba romn, nsoit de un comentariu
istoric i filologic, dorete s ofere acces direct la una
dintre principalele surse literare ale Cabalei medievale, i
de asemenea s ncurajeze studiul comparativ al religiei,
al exegezei biblice i al misticii.
***
Sefer haBahir The Book of Brightness
bilingual edition, translation and commentaries by Adrian
Pirtea, in preparation
Sefer haBahir (The Book of Brightness) was considered
by Gershom Scholem one of the oldest and most influential
documents of the Medieval Kabbalistic tradition in
Western Europe. Attributed to a legendary tanna
(teacher) of the first generation, Nehuniah ben haQanah,
the first account of Sefer haBahir dates back to the second
half of the twelfth century in the Jewish intellectual circles
of Provence, and will decisively contribute to the
affirmation of the Kabbalah across the entire Iberian
Peninsula (thirteenthfifteenth centuries). Eclectic and at
times almost incomprehensible, the text in its present
form consists of unusual midrashic explanations on
various Biblical verses, passages of philosophical and
cosmological speculation, while it employs symbols and
parables pertaining to the older imaginary of the Gnostic
tradition. The translation of the text into Romanian,
accompanied by a historical and philological commentary,
is meant to offer direct access to one of the main literary
sources of medieval Kabbalah and to encourage comparative
studies of religion, Biblical exegesis, and mysticism.
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 Gioacchino da Fiore
Manual pentru lectura Apocalipsei
ediie bilingv, traducere n limba romn i comentarii de
FlorinaRodica Hariga, studiu de HoriaRoman Patapievici, n
pregtire
Manual propedeutic al interpretrii uneia dintre cele
mai cunoscute i mai comentate cri ale eshatologiei
cretine, tratatul surprinde una dintre primele ncercri
exegetice asupra textului neotestamentar realizat de abatele
Gioacchino da Fiore, iniial considerat profet, ulterior eretic.
Lucrarea ofer o imagine integratoare, unitar asupra
multitudinii de semnificaii i simboluri ocurente n textul
Apocalipsei, instaniate prin nume, numere, persoane,
evenimente, i dezvluie, n acelai timp, o hermeneutic
rafinat i subtil la nivel istoric, alegoric prin apelul la
analiza comparat care evideniaz corespondene ntre
ntmplrile i persoanele descrise n cele dou Testamente.
Dar, mai mult dect un exerciiu exegetic, tratatul se
deschide spre o filosofie nou prin care poate fi neleas
istoria, surprins la nivelul a trei stadii sau momente
temporale corespunztoare Tatlui, Fiului i Duhului Sfnt.
O filosofie a istoriei extrem de important n construcia
modernitii.
FlorinaRodica Hariga este doctorand n filosofie medieval
a Universitii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iai. Horia-Roman
Patapievici este filosof i eseist, istoric al ideilor.
Gioacchino da Fiore (cca 1135-1202), mistic, teolog i
ezoterist calabrez, clugr cistercian, fondatorul ordinului
monastic San Giovanni in Fiore. mparte istoria umanitii n
trei epoci, ceea ce antreneaz renaterea milenarismului
cretin n Evul Mediu. Plasat de Dante Alighieri n paradis,
alturi de Rabanus Maurus i de Sfntul Bonaventura, este
considerat deopotriv profet i eretic.
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Joachim of Fiore
Enchiridion super Apocalypsim
bilingual edition, translation into Romanian and commentaries
by FlorinaRodica Hariga, study by HoriaRoman Patapievici, in
preparation
An introductory textbook to the interpretation of one of
the most famous and discussed books of Christian
eschatology, the treatise captures an early exegetic
attempt on the Book of Revelation by Joachim of Fiore,
who was first considered a prophet, then a heretic. The
work offers a unitary overview of the symbols and
meanings which appear in the text of the Apocalypse
represented by names, numbers, people, and events
and, at the same time, it reveals a refined historical and
allegorical hermeneutics by comparing the events and
people descried in the two Testaments. More than an
exegetic exercise, the treatise opens itself to a new
philosophy through which history can be understood in
three stages or temporal moments corresponding to the
Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. A philosophy of
history of utmost importance in the construction of
modernity.
FlorinaRodica Hariga is a PhD candidate in Medieval Philo
sophy at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iai. Horia-Roman
Patapievici is a philosopher and historian of ideas.
Tratate hispanice de doctrin
cavalereasc
Raimundus Lullus, Cartea despre rnduiala
cavalereasc; Don Juan Manuel, Cartea
cavalerului i a scutierului Cartea Blazonului;
Alfonso al XIlea, Cartea despre Ordinul
castilian al Earfei
ediie bilingv, traducere, note i studiu introductiv de Mianda Cioba,
n pregtire
n Occidentul medieval, circulaia materiei arturiene ce
impune modelul uman al cavalerului nenfricat, dedicat
ntreprinderii nobile de a impune victoria binelui, e dublat
de reflecia teoretic, teologic i politic. Aceast reflecie
corespunde unor texte ce marcheaz ritualizarea i
consacrarea spiritual a violenei i ofer argumentele
legitimrii statutului (ordo) cavaleresc. Configurarea lor
trimite att la axiologia cretin consacrat de Sf. Bernard din
Clairvaux (De laude novae militiae), ct i la simbolistica
onoarei, a nobleei i a sacrificiului de sine, sub auspiciile
unor valori ntrupate de cavalerul fr pat i fr prihan
al ficiunii arturiene. Tratatele hispanice de doctrin
cavalereasc reflect reperele ideologice ale Reconquistei i
se constituie ntrun discurs normativ privind raporturile de
putere dintre regalitate i aristocraia razboinic. Din aceast
schi de paradigm textual nu pot lipsi Raimundus Lullus,
Llibre de lorde de cavalleria, ce ilustreaz proiectul unui corp
social dedicat aprrii valorilor cretine; Don Juan Manuel,
Libro del caballero e del escudero i Libro de las armas, ce
ofer versiunea unui nalt aristocrat asupra misiunii cavalerului
i ierarhiilor crora li se supune, precum i Libro de la Orden
de la Banda de Castilla, atribuit regelui Alfonso al XIlea al
Castiliei, ntemeietorul primului ordin cavaleresc regal.
Mianda Cioba este profesoar a Universitii din Bucureti,
n specialitatea literatur medieval.
Chivalric Treaties in the Hispanic
Medieval World
Raimundus Lullus, The Book of the Order of
Chivalry; Don Juan Manuel, The Book of the Knight
and esquire The Book of Knightly Arms; Alfonso
XI, The Book of the Castilian Order of the Scarf
bilingual edition, translation, notes and introductory study of
Mianda Cioba, in preparation
In Western medieval Europe, the circulation of Arthurian
matter establishing the model of the fearless knight,
dedicated to the noble enterprise of enforcing the victory
of good, is accompanied by theoretical reflection,
theological and political. The latter are texts delineating
the ritualization and spiritual consecration of violence and
provide arguments legitimizing the chivalric status (ordo).
Their particular rhetoric sends both to the Christian
axiology of St. Bernard of Clairvaux De laude novae
militiae and to the symbolism of honour, nobility and
selfsacrifice, under the auspices of values embodied by
the spotless and blameless knight of Arthurian fiction.
The Hispanic treaties of knighthood reflect the ideological
landmarks of the Reconquista and constitute a normative
discourse on power relations between royalty and the
warrior aristocracy. In this outline of a textual paradigm
one must include the works of Raimundus Lullus, Llibre
de lorde de cavalleria, illustrating the design of a social
body dedicated to the defence of Christian values, of Don
Juan Manuel, Libro del caballero e del escudero and Libro
de las armas, which offers a high aristocrats version of the
knights mission and of the hierarchies which he is subject
to; and finally the Libro del Orden de la Banda de Castilla
attributed to King Alfonso XI of Castile, founder of the first
royal order of chivalry.
Mianda Cioba is Professor of Medieval Literature at the
University of Bucharest.
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 Aureum Rosarium Theologiae
Quaestiones Prooemiales
ediie bilingv, text latin editat, tradus i comentat de Alexandra
Baneu, n pregtire
24 decembrie 1500: Pelbartus ncheie, potrivit propriei
mrturii, primul volum al lucrrii Aureum sacrae
theologiae rosarium. Ediia princeps a fost publicat la
Hagenau, n 1503, iar urmtoarele trei volume au aprut
ntre anii 1504 i 1508. Ca structur, textul marcheaz
grania dintre un comentariu la Cartea Sentinelor lui
Petrus Lombardus i o enciclopedie teologic. Cele patru
volume ale sale urmeaz cele patru cri ale Lombardului:
primul despre Treime, al doilea despre creaie, al treilea
despre graia divin, iar al patrulea despre sacramente.
Totui, ordinea intern a fiecrui volum nu ine seama de
distinciile Sentinelor, ci urmeaz criteriul alfabetic.
Astfel, textul este o mrturie important a ecourilor pe
care studiul Sentinelor le-a avut, n secolul al XV-lea al
Europei Centrale, n afara mediului universitar.
Alexandra Baneu este doctorand n filosofie a Universitii
Babe-Bolyai din Cluj, cu o tez despre maniera n care
Pelbartus de Themeswar alctuiete, pornind de la o serie
de surse scotiste, primul volum al lucrrii Aureum sacrae
theologiae rosarium. Pelbartus de Themeswar (cca 1435-
1504) a fost un franciscan observant din secolul al XV-lea,
cunoscut n special pentru culegerile sale de predici
model, publicate n ediii diferite n secolele XV-XVI.
Despre cariera sa se tiu astzi dou lucruri certe: c a
studiat artele liberale la Universitatea din Cracovia (pn
n 1463, cnd a obinut titlul de baccalaureus artium) i
c, la 20 de ani dup aceasta, a predat n studium-ul de
pe lng mnstirea franciscan Sfntul Ioan din Buda.
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Aureum Rosarium Theologiae
Quaestiones Prooemiales
bilingual edition, Latin text edited, translated and commented
by Alexandra Baneu, in preparation
24 December 1500: Pelbartus finished writing, according
to his own confession, the first volume of the Aureum
sacrae theologiae rosarium. The first edition was published
in Hagenau, in 1503, and the following three volumes
appeared between the years 1504-1508. Structurally, the
text marks the border between a commentary on the
Sentences of Peter Lombard and a theological encyclopedia.
Its four volumes follow the four books of the Lombard: the
first one on Trinity, the second on creation, the third on
divine grace and the fourth on the sacraments. The internal
order of each volume, however, does not follow the
distinctions of the Sentences, but an alphabetical criterion.
Thus the text is an important testimony of the echoes that
the study of Peter Lombards Sentences had, outside of the
university milieu, in 15th century Central Europe.
Alexandra Baneu is a PhD candidate in philosophy at the
Babe-Bolyai University in Cluj, with a thesis on the
manner in which Pelbartus de Themeswar composed the
first volume of the Aureum sacrae theologiae rosarium
from a series of Scotist sources. Pelbartus de Themeswar
(c. 1435-1504) was a 15th century observant Franciscan
famous especially for his collections of model sermons,
published in different editions between the 15th and the
16th centuries. Only two certain facts are known nowadays
about his career: that he studied liberal arts at the
University of Cracow (until 1463 when he obtained the
title of baccalaureus artium) and that, 20 years later, he
taught in the studium of the Saint John Franciscan
monastery of Buda.
Alcuin
Gramatica
ediie bilingv, traducere, ediie critic, not introductiv, note
i comentarii de Isabela Stoian, n pregtire
Redactat la finele secolului al VIII-lea, Gramatica lui
Alcuin reprezint o compilaie deosebit de inteligent a
celor mai importante tratate de gramatic latin cunoscute
n Evul Mediu timpuriu. Conceput ca un dialog ntre
magister Albinus i doi elevi, Saxo i Franco, acest tratat
este un manual pentru cei iniiai deja n limba latin i
urmrete combaterea solecismelor, precum i impunerea
unor norme ortografice i de punctuaie. n contextul
Renaterii carolingiene, gramatica devine cea mai
important dintre artele liberale, deoarece asigur
utilizarea corect a limbii latine, care era vzut ca un
instrument de mprtire a adevrului de credin. Dei
este o lucrare de maxim importan n contextul reformei
lui Carol cel Mare, cele 24 de manuscrise care ne-au
transmis textul Grammaticii nu au fost pn acum editate
ntr-o ediie critic modern.
Isabela Stoian este doctorand n filologie clasic a
Universitii din Bucureti.
Alcuin
Grammar
bilingual edition, translation, critical edition, introductory note,
notes and commentaries by Isabela Stoian, in preparation
Written at the end of the eight century, Alcuins Grammar
is a particularly bright compilation of some of the most
important studies on Latin grammar known in the Early
Middle Ages. Conceived as a dialogue between magister
Albinus and two pupils, namely Saxo and Franco, this work
is meant to be a handbook for those already initiated into
the Latin language,and it aims at fighting against the
solecisms, and also at imposing orthographic and
punctuation standards. In the context of the Carolingian
Renaissance, grammar becomes the chief liberal art, as it
ensures the correct use of Latin, which was regarded as
an instrument of spreading the truth of faith. Even if this
is a work of maximum importance in the context of
Charlemagnes reform, the 24 manuscripts that transmitted
the Grammars text have yet to be edited in a modern
critical edition.
Isabela Stoian is a PhD candidate in Classical Philology at
University of Bucharest.
55
 Alte lucrri n pregtire
Boethius, Comentarii la Isagoga lui Porfir, traducere i
comentarii de Alexander Baumgarten.
Bernard din Clairvaux, Comentariu la Cntarea Cntrilor,
traducere i comentarii de Andrei Marinca.
Mihail Psellos, Despre viaa filosofic i alte scrieri,
traducere i comentarii de Eugenia Cristea i Adrian
Podaru.
Richard de Saint Victor, Despre Treime, traducere i
comentarii de Mihnea Moroianu.
Ibn Khaldun, Prolegomene la istoria arabilor, persanilor
i berberilor, traducere de Irina Vainovski-Mihai.
Boccacio, De claris mulieribus/Despre femeile celebre,
traducere i comentarii de Florica Bechet.
Andreas de Novocastro, Prologul la Comentariul la Cartea
Sentinelor, ediie, traducere i comentariu de Ana Irimescu.
Isidor de Sevilla, Etimologii, XIII-XIV, traducere, studiu i
comentarii de Anca Criv.
Hlose i Ablard, Scrisori, traducere i comentarii de
Daria Condor.
Guillaume de Loris, Jean de Meun, Romanul trandafirului,
traducere i comentarii de Reghina Dascl, Andreea
erban i Valentina Murean.
Ioan din Salisbury, Policraticus, traducere i comentarii de
Oana Filip.
Hildegard von Bingen, Scivias, traducere i comentarii de
Marinela Diana Marinescu
Berenger din Tours, Rspunsul contra lui Lanfrancus,
traducere i comentarii de Mdlina uc
Hugo de Saint Victor, Despre arca sufletului, text latin
stabilit i studiu introductiv de Dominique Poirel, traducere
n limba romn i note de Alexander Baumgarten
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Other works in preparation
Boethius, Commentary on Porphyrys Isagoge, translation
and commentary by Alexander Baumgarten.
Bernard of Clairvaux, Commentary on the Song of Songs,
translation and commentary by Andrei Marinca.
Michael Psellos, On Philosophical Life and Other Writings,
translation and commentary by Eugenia Cristea and
Adrian Podaru.
Richard of Saint Victor, On Trinity, translation and
commentary by Mihnea Moroianu.
Ibn Khaldoun, Prolegomena to the History of Arabs,
Persians and Berbers, translated byIrina Vainovski-Mihai.
Boccacio, On Famous Women, translation and
commentaries by Florica Bechet.
Andreas of Novocastro, The Prologue of the Commentary
on Peter Lombards Sentences, translation and commentary
by Ana Irimescu.
Isidore of Seville, Etymologies, XIII-XIV, translation, study
and commentaries by Anca Criv.
Heloise and Abelard, Letters, translation and commentaries
by Daria Condor.
Guillaume de Loris, Jean de Meun, Romance of the Rose,
translation and commentaries by Reghina Dascl, Andreea
erban and Valentina Murean.
John of Salisbury, Policraticus, translation and commentaries
by Oana Filip.
Hildegard of Bingen, Scivias, translation and commentary
by Marinela Diana Marinescu.
Berengar of Tours, Response against Lanfranc, translation
and commentary by Mdlina uc.
Hugh of Saint Victor, On the Ark of the Soul, Latin text and
introduction by Dominique Poirel, Romanian translation
and notes by Alexander Baumgarten.
Index de autori
Ablard, Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Albert cel Mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Alcuin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Alkindi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Andreas Capellanus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Anselm de Canterbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Averroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bernard din Clairvaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Bernardus Silvestris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Broul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus Torquatus . . . . . . 5, 18, 20
Boethius din Dacia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bonaventura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cassiodor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Christine de Pizan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cusanus, Nicolaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Damianus, Petrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dante Alighieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dietrich din Freiberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dinc, AdinelCiprian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Duns Scotus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Eckhart, Meister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Gemistos Plethon, Georgios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Gerardus din Cenad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Gilbertus Porretanus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Gioacchino da Fiore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Godescalc de Nepomuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Grigore cel Mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Guillaume de Conches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Guillaume de Saint-Amour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hugo de SaintVictor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ibn Sina (Avicenna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 22
Ibn Tufayl (Abentofal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ioan Scotus Eriugena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Isidor de Sevilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lullus, Raimundus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mathaeus de Aquasparta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mrza, Andreea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ockham, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 18
Papahagi, Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Paulus Diaconus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Petrarca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pseudo-Aristotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Richard de Fournival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Siger din Brabant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Toma din Aquino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 13, 35
Toma din Celano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Author Index
Abelard, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Albert the Great . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Alcuin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Alkindi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Andreas Capellanus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Anselm of Canterbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Aquinas, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 13, 35
Averroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bernard of Clairvaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Bernard Silvestris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Broul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus Torquatus . . . . . 5, 18, 20
Boethius of Dacia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bonaventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cassiodorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Christine de Pizan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Damian, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dante Alighieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dietrich of Freiberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dinc, AdinelCiprian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Duns Scotus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Eckhart, Meister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Gemistus Pletho, Georgius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Gerardus of Csnad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Gilbertus of Poitiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Godescalc of Nepomuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Gregory the Great . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hugh of Saint Victor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ibn Sina (Avicenna) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 22
Ibn Tufayl (Aben Tofail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Isidore of Seville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Joachim of Fiore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Johannes Scotus Eriugena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lullus, Raimundus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Matthew of Aquasparta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mrza, Andreea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Nicholas of Cusa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ockham, William of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 18
Papahagi, Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Paul the Deacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Petrarch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pseudo-Aristotle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Richard de Fournival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Siger of Brabant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Thomas of Celano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
William of Conches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
William of St Amour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
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Ars brevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Aureum Rosarium Theologiae Quaestiones Prooemiales . . . . 54
Autoritile lui Aristotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cartea cetii doamnelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cartea definiiilor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cntarea lui Guillaume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ce este un lucru? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Comentarii la Porfir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Comentariu la Evanghelia lui Ioan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Consolarea Filosofiei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cosmografia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
De docta ignorantia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
De vulgari eloquentia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Despre considerare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Despre fiind i esen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Despre filosofia prim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Despre guvernmnt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Despre ignoran: a sa i a multora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Despre intelect i inteligibil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Despre iubire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Despre libertatea alegerii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Despre omnipotena divin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Despre pericolele celor mai de pe urm vremuri . . . . . . . . . . 42
Despre primul principiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Despre suflet i facultile sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Despre universalii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Despre viaa filosofului . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dialoguri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Didascalicon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Etimologii, XIXII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Expunere la simbolul apostolilor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Fiziologul latin / Bestiarul iubirii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Gramatica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Hayy bin Yaqzan sau din tainele nelepciunii rsritene . . . 26 Parisian Questions and Other Writings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Instituiile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Istoria longobarzilor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Itinerariul minii spre Dumnezeu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
n ce privine se deosebete Aristotel de Platon . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ntrebri despre cunoatere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ntrebri pariziene i alte scrieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Manual pentru lectura Apocalipsei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Manuscrisele medievale occidentale din Romnia: census . . 30
Philosophia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Romanul depre Tristan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Secretul secretelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sefer haBahir Cartea Strlucirii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Teologia ca dispoziie tiinific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Song of William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tratate hispanice de doctrin cavalereasc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tratate teologice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Viaa Sfntului Francisc din Assisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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A Census of Western Medieval Manuscripts in Romania . . . . . . 30
Aristotles Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ars brevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Aureum Rosarium Theologiae Quaestiones Prooemiales . . . . 54
Chivalric Treaties in the Hispanic Medieval World . . . . . . . . . 53
Commentary on the Gospel of St. John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cosmographia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
De docta ignorantia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
De vulgari eloquentia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dialogues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Didascalicon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Enchiridion super Apocalypsim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exposition of the Apostles Creed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Glosses on Porphyry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Grammar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Hayy bin Yaqzan or From the Secrets of Eastern Wisdom . . . 26
History of the Lombards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
On Being and Essence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
On Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
On Divine Omnipotence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
On Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
On His Own Ignorance and That of Many Others . . . . . . . . . 34
On Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
On the Dangers of the Last Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
On the Differences between Aristotle and Plato . . . . . . . . . . 46
On the First Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
On the First Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
On the Freedom of Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
On the Intellect and the Intelligible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
On the Life of the Philosopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
On the Soul and Its Faculties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
On Universals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Philosophia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Questions on Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sefer haBahir The Book of Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The Book of Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The Book of the City of Ladies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The Consolation of Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Etymologies, XIXII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The Minds Journey into God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The Latin Physiologus / The Bestiary of Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Life of Saint Francisc of Assisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
The Romance of Tristan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Secret of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Theological Treatises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Theology as a Scientific Disposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
What Is a Thing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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