Prudentius' Psychomachia
'Conflict Of The Soul'
Corpus Christi College, Ms. 23, c.1000

TURBES SILENT ET GLADII RECUNDUNTUR IN VAGINIS
31v-upper. The crowd is silent and swords are restored to the scabbard

folio 31v-upper The crowd is silent and swords are restored to the scabbard, Prudentius' Psychomachia, Corpus Christi College, Ms. 23

'Turbes' should be 'Tubae': trumpets.

Prudentius (born in 348 in northern Spain, died after 405) spent most of his life following worldly pursuits, but later turned to writing, in which he aimed to glorify God and atone for his earlier sins. One of his most popular works is a poem called Psychomachia (Conflict of the Soul), which describes the battles between female personifications of human virtues and vices.

Back to Virtues and Vices portrayed as Anglo-Saxons in Prudentius' Psychomachia - Corpus Christi College Cambridge Ms. 23

Prudentius' Psychomachia'Conflict Of The Soul' Corpus Christi College, Ms. 23, c.1000 TURBES SILENT ET GLADII RECUNDUNTUR IN VAGINIS 31v-upper. The crowd is silent and swords are restored to the scabbard

Prudentius' Psychomachia
'Conflict Of The Soul'
Corpus Christi College, Ms. 23, c.1000

TURBES SILENT ET GLADII RECUNDUNTUR IN VAGINIS
31v-upper. The crowd is silent and swords are restored to the scabbard