Osbern of Gloucester explained

Osbern Pinnock of Gloucester^[1] (1123–1200) was an English Benedictine monk of St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester,^[2] and a lexicographical writer.

His Panormia, or Derivationes (Liber Derivationum), was a Latin word list compiled from about 1150 to 1180. It contained elements of both the glossary of rarer words, and derivations (based on etymology) and so was innovative; but at this stage the two aspects were kept separate.^[3] This work was printed by Angelo Mai in 1836 as Thesaurus novus latinitatis;^[4] its authorship is a later attribution of Wilhelm Meyer. It was widely circulated, and influenced later work of Huguccio.

Further reading

• Bateson . Mary . Osbern, Claudianus . 42 . 278–279.
• Book: P. . Busdraghi . etal . 1996 . Osberno, Derivazioni . two volumes.
• A. G. Rigg . Rigg . A.G.. 20867 . 2004 . Pinnock, Osbern [known as Osburn Pinnuc Claudianus].

Notes and References

1. Osbernus Glocestriensis, Claudianus Osbernus Pinnuc
2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=40268 Houses of Benedictine monks – The abbey of St Peter at Gloucester | British History Online
3. http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/edicta/shaw/a13.htm J. Shaw: The Printed Dictionary in France Before 1539: A.1.3-A.1.3.3
4. Gloss, Glossary#Osbern of Gloucester . Gloss, Glossary ¶ Osbern of Gloucester . 12 . 127 . John Henry . Hessels.