Abstract
This is an analysis of the dissemination of continental manuscripts of the Vita Martini and other Martinian works by Sulpicius Severus. It examines previous work on the continental tradition and questions the use of the Veronensis as an archetype. The features traditionally used to distinguish the different families of the manuscript stemma are evaluated and their validity as diagnostic symptoms queried. Evidence from Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Ireland, and Iceland in both Latin and the vernacular is assessed and, following collation of the manuscripts, compared to representatives of the continental tradition. This evidence is then used to suggest new approaches to the Latin material and to support the theory that the different branches of Sulpicius’ works represent different stages of authorial composition.
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