Abbo of Fleury (attrib.), Carmina acrosticha

serving as prologue and epilogue to Hyginus, Astronomica

Editions

• M. Lapidge & P. S. Baker, ‘More acrostic verse by Abbo of Fleury’, JMLat 7 (1997), 1–27 (text, 24–7).

Repertories

• Initia carminum Latinorum (ICL) 7896

Notes

The attribution depends on Abbo’s known interest in such compositions and his likely association with the manuscript.

Sources

• BL MS Harley 2506 (s. x/xi, ?Fleury, later ?Ramsey), fols. 1r, 30r.