La viña y el vino en las Etimologías de Isidoro de Sevilla

Luis Pomer Monferrer

doi:10.34624/agora.v0i19.250

The vineyard and the wine in the Etymologiae of Isidore of Seville

Authors

Luis Pomer Monferrer University of Valencia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34624/agora.v0i19.250

Keywords:

Isidore of Seville, Wine, Viticulture, Classical tradition, Medieval Latin literature

Abstract

The Etymologiae of Isidore of Seville include two paragraphs on viticulture (17. 5), and beverage (20. 3), the latter mainly dedicated to wine. Isidore does not provide specific data on Visigoth Hispania, since the interest of the author is basically lexicological. His main source is Columella, mainly in the enumeration of the different types of vineyard. There are also clear influences of Varro, Palladium, and especially of the Servius’ commentary on Virgil.