Pope Sylvester II - Bibliography

Bibliography

Gerbert's writings were printed in volume 139 of the Patrologia Latina. Darlington notes that Gerbert's preservation of his letters might have been an effort of his to compile them into a textbook for his pupils that would illustrate proper letter writing. His books on mathematics and astronomy were not research-oriented; his texts were primarily educational guides for his students.

• Mathematical writings
  • Libellus de numerorum divisione
  • De geometria
  • Regula de abaco computi
  • Liber abaci
  • Libellus de rationali et ratione uti
• Ecclesiastical writings
  • Sermo de informatione episcoporum
  • De corpore et sanguine Domini
  • Selecta e concil. Basol., Remens., Masom., etc.
• Letters
  • Epistolae ante summum pontificatum scriptae
    • 218 letters, including letters to the emperor, the pope, and various bishops
  • Epistolae et decreta pontificia
    • 15 letters to various bishops, including Arnulf, and abbots
    • one dubious letter to Otto III.
    • five short poems
• Other
  • Acta concilii Remensis ad S. Basolum
  • Leonis legati epistola ad Hugonem et Robertum reges