Lucidarius

The Lucidarius, an anonymous medieval book, was the first German language summa, written circa 1190-1195. It was based on different sources, the chief one being the Elucidarium and other texts by Honorius Augustodunensis. Other sources include De philosophia mundi by William of Conches and De divinis officiis by Rupert of Deutz. It has been preserved in 66 partial or complete manuscripts, and 85 printings in German. It is claimed to be the first original German language work in prose. Translations of the book appeared in Dutch, Danish, Croatian and Czech.

Lucidarius

The Lucidarius, an anonymous medieval book, was the first German language summa, written circa 1190-1195. It was based on different sources, the chief one being the Elucidarium and other texts by Honorius Augustodunensis. Other sources include De philosophia mundi by William of Conches and De divinis officiis by Rupert of Deutz. It has been preserved in 66 partial or complete manuscripts, and 85 printings in German. It is claimed to be the first original German language work in prose. Translations of the book appeared in Dutch, Danish, Croatian and Czech.