Collectio CCCC Capitulorum: The Collection in 400 Chapters: Introduction and Text - Couverture rigide

 
9780813238470: Collectio CCCC Capitulorum: The Collection in 400 Chapters: Introduction and Text
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0813238471 ISBN 13 : 9780813238470
Editeur : The Catholic University of America Press, 2025

Synopsis

Surviving in three ninth-century manuscripts, the collection of canon law known as the Collectio 400 capitulorum is a remarkable and understudied witness to the scholarly vitality of the Carolingian period. Its 404 chapters offer ecclesiastical rules and moral guidelines taken from an unusually wide variety of authoritative sources. In addition to the customary canonical texts, such as the acts of the ecumenical councils and papal letters, the compiler of this collection drew his canons from the bible, Roman law, local Gallic synods, the Church Fathers, as well as Frankish and Insular penitential works.

Although the Collectio 400 capitulorum is a so-called systematic collection, eminent scholars of canon law commented on its lack of structure. Even 'with the best will in the world', the collection's system eluded them. Despite its flaws, however, there is evidence that the collection gained some popularity in the ninth century, apparently providing the basis for the Poenitentiale Martenianum directly or indirectly influencing Hrabanus Maurus and Benedictus Levita. The ninth-century appreciation is understandable for, as one of the many products of the vigorous canonical activity of the eighth and ninth centuries, the Collectio 400 capitulorum impresses in its handling of the canonical material as well as the breadth of sources and the topics covered.

This book constitutes the first in-depth study of this intriguing canonical collection, with a detailed description of the extant manuscript witnesses, its sources, and its influence. The critical edition offers scholars of the early Middle Ages in general and canon law in particular access to an instructive, if unpolished, product of Carolingian legal thought.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sven Meeder is Lecturer in Medieval History at Radboud University Nijmegen.

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Éditeur
The Catholic University of America Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813238471
ISBN 13 
9780813238470
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
300
Éditeur
Meeder Sven
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