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Wernherus of Schussenried, 15th cent.

Modus Legendi Abbreviaturas : Roman/Canon Law

Modus legendi abbreviaturas, 1506

The Modus Legendi Abbreviaturas is not, strictly speaking, a dictionary, but rather a glossary of abbreviations commonly found in Roman and canon law texts. It was first published around 1475 in Strassburg, and often included in larger works. It was published as an anonymous work, but research later discovered that the author, Wernherus of Schussenried, embedded his name in an acrostic beginning at various places, depending on the edition and printing.

See Victor Scholderer, "The Author of the 'Modus legendi abbreviaturas'", the Library (London), 3rd ser., v. 2 (1911), p. 181-182.

Bibliography

1. MODUS LEGENDI ABBREUIATURAS IN VTROQ[UE] IURE. Parisius : Impressus per Iohannem lambert [for J. Petit], 1506 (8 Aug.). CALL # KJA 132 W47 1506 (Acquired with support from Chauncey D. Leake, Jr., UT Law 1955)
   
   
2. MODUS LEGENDI ABBREVIATURAS, PASSIM IN IURE TAM CIVILI QUAM PONTIFICIO OCCURRENTES. Coloniae Agrippinae : Apud Petrum Horst, anno M. D. LXXVII [1577]. CALL # KJA 132 W47 1577
   
   
3. MODVS LEGENDI ABBREVIATVRAS, PASSIM IN IVRE TAM CIVILI, QVAE PONTIFICIO OCCVRRENTES. Venetiis : Apud Fabium, & August. Zopinos Fratres, 1582. CALL # KJA 132 W47 1582
   
   

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