“Von Gärten und Metaphern. Natur in frühmittellateinischer Dichtung” im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung “Natürlich Mittelalter” an der UZH (Zürich, 4.11.25), gemeinsam mit Alexander Häberlin

“Walahfrid Strabo's Hortulus: Perception of a monastery garden from the Carolingian period to humanism through glosses and paratexts” im Rahmen der 14. Studientage der Jungen Mediävistischen Forschern (JCM) unter dem Thema "Vom Gemüsegarten zum Hortus Conclusus. Die volle Blüte des mittelalterlichen Gartens" (Fribourg, 13-14.03.2025)

“Paratexts in Joachim Vadianus’ Hortulus editions (Vienna 1510 and Nuremberg 1512)” im Rahmen der Konferenz “Per limina. Printed Paratexts and the Intellectual Networks of Humanism (15th – 18th centuries)” (Innsbruck, 6.-7.12.24)

„Minne als pathologisches Leiden. Die Liebeskrankheit bei Eneas, Lavinia und Dido im Eneasroman Heinrichs von Veldeke“ im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe „Nähe. Intimität. Amorie. Liebe, Lust und Leidenschaft im Mittelalter“ der Hochschulgruppe ævum heu medium (æhm) (Münster, 10.11.22)

„Christliche Affordanzen in digitalen Spielen. Eine Untersuchung des Fantasy-Spiels mit mittelalterlichem Setting The Witcher III: Wild Hunt“ im Rahmen der Tagung „History is your playground: Repräsentation von Geschichte in digitalen und analogen Spielen“ der Studierenden und Young Professionals (SYP) (digital, 7.10.22)

Walahfrid Strabo’s Hortulus in Manuscript and Print

This project focuses on the 1510 edition of Walahfrid Strabo Hortulus by the humanist Joachim Vadianus. The edition, printed in Vienna, is exceptional in two ways: 1) the manuscript on which it is based is known and survives in the Vatican library; 2) despite the overwhelming interest of humanist printers in classical Latin texts, this printed edition (reprinted in 1512) contains a didactic poem by a 9th-century abbot. This study exploits the rare opportunity to compare the manuscript copy-text with the printed copy to calibrate the formal re-mediation: how do the texts compare, and just as importantly, how do para-texts, mise-en-page, and illustration? It also asks why this text was selected (who funded it? who bought it?), and what comparisons can be drawn with other early medieval poets who made it into print (e.g., Hrosvitha).

Blogbeiträge zum Projekt

• Why would a humanist print a ‘Dark Age’ gardening poem and what we can learn from dedicatory letters (10.05.24): https://rebpaf.wordpress.com/2024/05/10/why-would-a-humanist-print-a-dark-age-gardening-poem-and-what-we-can-learn-from-dedicatory-letters/
• Printing for the Classroom: Student notes in Vadian’s 1510 ‘Hortulus’ (20.05.25): https://rebpaf.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/printing-for-the-classroom-student-notes-in-vadians-1510-hortulus/

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