Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2025
Department
History
Abstract
This article demonstrates the reception of Thomas of Ireland’s Manipulus florum (1306) and John of Wales’ Communiloquium (ca. 1270) in a sermon by King Robert of Naples (1276-1343) promoting the revival of the military alliance known as the Lombard League, and also his use of the Manipulus in another sermon. A full edition of Robert’s sermon “pro liga Lombardie” is appended. It also corrects the misattribution to Robert of a collection of anecdotes and quotations attributed to ancient philosophers and provides a brief comparative analysis of the short and long recensions of the Communiloquium.
Recommended Citation
Chris L. Nighman (2025) Two uncited Latin resources in King Robert of Naples’ sermon on friendship for the Lombard League (1332), Medieval Sermon Studies, 69:1, 20-29, DOI: 10.1080/13660691.2025.2586402