Preachers, Florilegia and Sermons: Studies on the Manipulus florum of Thomas of Ireland
Studies and Texts 47. 1979. xi, 476 pp. ISBN 978-0-88844-047-1
The Manipulus florum is an alphabetically-arranged florilegium designed for use in writing sermons – a seemingly ordinary handbook which enjoyed extraordinary and long-lasting popularity, extending from its publication in 1306 through its most recent appearance in print in 1877.