Bonino Mombrizio (Mombritius) (1424 - between 1482 and 1502, perhaps 1500) was an Italian philologist, humanist, and editor of ancient writings. He was also a lawyer and a bureaucrat and the father of four daughters.[1]
Biography
editMombrizio was descended from a noble but not very wealthy family of Milan, and studied the Latin and Greek classics at Ferrara. Later he became a teacher of Latin at Milan, and was highly esteemed, not only for his extensive knowledge and his literary works, but also for his earnest religious life, as may be gleaned from the letters of his contemporaries. He suffered many misfortunes, which, however, did not affect his industry.[2]
Mombrizio produced a number of editions of ancient writings, including:[2]
- Chronica Eusebii, Hieronymi, Prosperi et Matthæi Palmerii (Milan, 1475)
- Scriptores rei Augustæ (1475)
- Papiæ Glossarium (1476)
- Mirabilia mundi of Solinus (place and date unknown)
A very notable contribution to hagiography is Mombrizio's collection of records of the martyrdom and lives of saints, which appeared under the title: Sanctuarium seu vitæ Sanctorum,[3] probably printed in 1480, and edited in 1910 by the Benedictines of Solesmes Abbey.[4]
Mombrizio also composed poems, some of which were published in his editions of the ancient writings, and some printed separately. Of the latter may be particularly mentioned De passione Domini.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ "De dominica Passione by Bonino Mombrizio: About". Cambridge Digital Library. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ a b Kirsch 1911.
- ^ Kirsch 1911 notes: "Sanctuarium 2 folio volumes, place and date unknown
- ^ Kirsch 1911 notes: Paris, 1910. Boninus Mombritius, Sanctuarium seu vitæ Sanctorum. Novam editionem cur. monachi Solesmenses. 2 tomi
- ^ Kirsch 1911 notes: reprinted, Leipzig, 1499
References
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Kirsch, Johann Peter (1911). "Bonino Mombritius". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
edit- Spanò Martinelli, Serena (2011). "MOMBRIZIO, Bonino". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 75: Miranda–Montano (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
- Digitised copy of De dominica Passione