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Medieval Letters Dataset
Overview
This dataset contains a collection of letters from prominent Carolingian scholars and ecclesiastical figures. The letters are sourced from the Patrologia Latina and were downloaded as XML from Corpus Corporum.
Data Source
The letters in this dataset are derived from the Patrologia Latina, a comprehensive collection of texts from the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers. The XML versions of these texts were obtained from Corpus Corporum, a digital library of Latin texts hosted by the University of Zurich.
Data Fields
The dataset includes the following fields for each letter:
Author: The name of the Medieval scholar or ecclesiastical figure who wrote the letter. Currently, this includes Alcuin and Lupus of Ferrières, with plans to add more authors in the future.
Author VIAF Link: Link to the author's VIAF entry.
Recipients: The name(s) of the individual(s) to whom the letter was addressed. This field may contain multiple names if the letter was sent to more than one person. It may be empty if the recipient is unknown or not specified in the source text.
Date: The date of the letter's composition, if known. This field may be empty if the date is not specified in the source text. Dates may be expressed in various formats, including specific years, ranges of years, or descriptive terms (e.g., "circa 800").
PL Number: The number assigned to the letter in the Patrologia Latina (PL) edition. This serves as a unique identifier for each letter within an author's corpus and allows for easy cross-referencing with the printed edition.
PL Head: The header information as it appears in the Patrologia Latina edition. This often includes a brief summary or description of the letter's content, which can be in Latin.
Salutation: The opening greeting of the letter. This typically includes the name or title of the recipient and a formal greeting, often in a standardized format common to medieval letter-writing practices.
Main text content: The body of the letter, containing the primary message or content. This field includes the full text of the letter, excluding the salutation and any notes or bracketed content.
Notes: Any explanatory notes or commentary provided in the Patrologia Latina edition. These notes often provide historical context, explain obscure references, or offer textual variants. In our dataset, these are typically extracted from parenthetical comments in the source text.
Bracketed content: Any text that appeared within square brackets [ ] in the source edition. This often represents editorial additions, clarifications, or uncertain readings in the manuscript tradition.
Usage Notes
- Some fields may be empty for certain letters if the information was not available in the source text.
- The 'Main text content' field has been processed to remove page break markers and normalize whitespace, but otherwise preserves the content as it appears in the Patrologia Latina.
- Users should be aware that the 'Notes' and 'Bracketed content' fields may contain important contextual information or text-critical details that are separate from the main body of the letter.
Usage
This dataset is intended for researchers, historians, and students interested in Carolingian history, medieval Latin literature, and the intellectual networks of the early medieval period. It can be used for various analyses, including:
- Textual analysis of medieval Latin
- Network analysis of medieval scholars and their correspondents
- Historical research on medieval politics, religion, and culture
Current Contents
| Author | Included | Dates | Recipients | VIAF Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbo Floriacensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Achardus S. Victoris | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Adalbero Remensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Adalbertus Moguntinus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Adamus Perseniae | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Adrianus I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Adrianus IV | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Agapetus I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Agapetus II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Agatho papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Alanus Antissiodorensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Alanus Tewkesburiensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Alcuinus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Aldhelmus Schireburnensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Aldricus Senonensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Alexander II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Amatus Burdegalensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Amulo Lugdunensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Anastasius I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Anastasius IV | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Anselmus Cantuariensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Arnulfus Lexoviensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Athanasius Alexandrinus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Atto Vercellensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Augustinus Hipponensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ausonius Burdigalensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Avitus Viennensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Balduinus Flandriae et Hannoniae | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Beda | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Benedictus Anianensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Benedictus II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Benedictus III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Benedictus IV | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Benedictus IX | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Benedictus VI | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Benedictus VII | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Benedictus VIII | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bernaldus Constantiensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bernardus Claraevallensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Berno Augiae Divitis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bonifacius I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bonifacius II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bonifacius Moguntinus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bonifacius V | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Braulio Caesaraugustanus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bruno Astensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bruno Carthusianorum | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Bulgaranus comes | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Caesarius Arelatensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Calixtus II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Capreolus Carthaginensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Carolus II Calvus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Carolus Magnus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Clemens II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Clemens III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Coelestinus I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Coelestinus III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Columbanus Hibernus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Conon Praenestinus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Constantinus I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Constantinus papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Cornelius papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Cyprianus Carthaginensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Cyricius Barcinonensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Damasus papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Desiderius Cadurcensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Dionysius Exiguus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Dynamius Patricius | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Eberhardus Tegernseensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Eginhardus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Elipandus Toletanus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ellingerus Tegernseensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ennodius Ticinensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ervisius S. Victoris | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Eugenius III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Eugenius III Toletanus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Eulogius Toletanus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Eusebius Vercellensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Faustus Rhegiensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Felix II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Felix III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Felix IV | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ferrandus diaconus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Formosus papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Fridericus Coloniensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Frotharius Tullensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Froumundus Tegernseensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Fulbertus Carnotensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Fulgentius Ruspensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gelasius I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gelasius II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gerardus Engolismensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gerardus I Cameracensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gerbertus Auriliacensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gerhohus Reicherspergensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gilbertus Foliot | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gilduinus S. Victoris | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gillebertus de Hoilandia | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Godefridus Ambianensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Godefridus Bullonius | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Godehardus Hildesheimensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Goffridus Vindocinensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gozpertus Tegernseensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gregorius I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gregorius II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gregorius III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gregorius IV | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gregorius V | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gregorius VI | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gregorius VII | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gregorius VIII | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Guibertus Gemblacensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Guigo I prior Carthusiae | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Gundulfus Roffensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Henricus I Remensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Henricus de Castro Marsiaco | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Herbertus de Boseham | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hieronymus Stridonensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hilarus papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hildebertus Cenomanensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hildegardis Bingensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hincmarus Laudunensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hincmarus Rhemensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Honorius I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Honorius II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hormisdas I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hugo Cluniacensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hugo Gratianopolitanus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hugo Metellus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hugo Rothomagensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hugo de Campo Florido | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Hugo de S. Victore | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Innocentius I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Innocentius II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Innocentius III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Isidorus Hispalensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ivo Carnotensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Lambertus Atrebatensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Lanfrancus Cantuariensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Leidradus Lugdunensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Leo I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Leo II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Leo III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Leo IV | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Leo IX | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Leo VII | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Liberius papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Lotharius I Germaniae | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Lucius II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Lucius III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ludovicus Pius | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Lullus Moguntinus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Lupus Ferrariensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Lupus Trecensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Mamertus Claudianus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Mappinius Rhemensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Marbodus Redonensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Marinus II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Martinus I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Matthaeus Albanensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Mauricius de Sulliaco | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Montanus Toletanus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Nicetius Trevirensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Nicolaus Claraevallensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Nicolaus I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Nicolaus II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Odo S. Victoris | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Oliva Ausonensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Otto Bambergensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Pacianus Barcilonensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Paschalis I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Paschalis II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Paulinus Nolanus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Paulus Alvarus Cordubensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Paulus I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Paulus Vinfridus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Pelagius I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Pelagius II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Peringerus Tegernseensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Petrus Abaelardus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Petrus Blesensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Petrus Cluniacensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Petrus Damianus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Petrus S. Chrysogoni | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Petrus diaconus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Philippus I Franciae | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Philippus de Harveng | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Quodvultdeus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Rabanus Maurus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Rainaldus II Rhemensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ratherius Veronensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Raynaldus I Remensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Reimbaldus Leodiensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Richardus Narbonensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Richardus S. Victoris | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Robertus Metensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Robertus Molismensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Romanus papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Rudolfus I | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ruricius | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Salvianus Massiliensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Seifridus Tegernseensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Sergius III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Sergius IV | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Sidonius Apollinaris | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Sigebertus II Francorum | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Sigefridus Moguntinus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Silverius papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Simplicius papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Siricius papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Sixtus III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Stephanus III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Stephanus Parisiensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Stephanus V | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Stephanus VI | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Stephanus VII | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Stephanus VIII | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Stephanus X | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Sugerius S. Dionysii | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Sulpicius Severus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Symmachus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Symmachus papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Symphosius Amalarius | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Theobaldus Stampensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Thomas Cantuariensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Udalricus Tegernseensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Ulgerius Andegavensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Urbanus II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Urbanus III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Victor II | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Victor III | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Vigilius Tridentinus | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Vigilius papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Vitalianus papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Viventiolus Lugdunensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Vulgrinus Bituricensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Wibaldus Corbeiensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Wibertus antipapa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Wigo Phyuhtvangensis | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Willelmus Conquestor | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
| Zosimus papa | ✅ | 🟥 | N/A | VIAF |
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the Corpus Corporum project at the University of Zurich for making these texts available in a digital format.