This manuscript was written at the very end of the 12th century in
Northern France, more likely in Sens than in Paris (see Stirnemann,
'En quête de Sens' (2007), p. 305). The conciliar canons of the
third Council of Lateran (1179) provide the terminus a quo for the
manuscript. The manuscript contains the Decretum Gratiani
(Decretals of Gratian) or Concordantia Discordantium Canonum
(Concordance of the Discordant Canons) by Gratian (d. c 1160) [ff.
1r-209v], with a common set of glosses in the margins. These
include an unusual set of glosses by Master Rufinus (d. before
1195), and glosses deriving from the Summa super Decretum Gratiani
(Compendium on Gratian's Decretals) by Stephen of Tournai (b. 1128,
d. 1203), bishop of Tournai, along with anonymous glosses of French
origin (see Weigand, 'The Glossa Ordinaria' (2008), p. 72). The
Decretum is supplemented with a collection of decretals and canons
from Tours and Lateran councils. This collection is commonly called
Collectio Eberbacensis (Collection of Eberbach)and is divided into
25 sections comprising 111 chapters. Although this collection
derives from a Continental, possibly Roman, source it provides
evidence of English influence as several decretals are addressed to
English prelates. Contents: ff. 1r-209v: Decretum Gratiani sive
Concordantia Discordantium Canonum (the Decretals of Gratian or
Concordance of the discordant canons) with marginal and interlinear
glosses; preceded by capitula (ff. 1r-7r) beginning: 'In prima
parte agitur de iusticia naturali'. First part (ff. 7r-54r),
beginning: 'Humanum genus duobus regitur [...] Divine leges natura,
humane moribus constant. Omnes leges aut divine sunt'; second part
(ff. 54r-193r), beginning: 'Quidam habens filium obtulit eum
ditissimo cenobio [...] Simoniaci gratiam non prestant quam vendere
querunt'; third part (ff. 193r-209v), beginning: 'De ecclesiarum
consecratione et de missarum celebrationibus non alibi quam in
sacratis domino locis absque magna necessitate fieri debere'. ff.
210r-221r: Collectio Eberbacensis, a collection of decretals and
canons. The decretals are mainly from Pope Alexander III (d. 1181)
to English ecclesiastics, and the canons are from the sixth Council
of Tours (1163) and the third Council of Lateran (1179), beginning:
'Alexander papa III Symoni abbati Sancti Albani respondens
quæstioni de restituenda possessione cuilibet spoliato in absentia
partis alterius.' Decoration:One large initial with a full border
in colours and gold with foliate patterns, animals and figures (f.
1r). Thirty-eight large foliate 'Channel-style' initials with white
lions, dragons, hybrid creatures, or human or animal head or tail
terminals in gold and colours, and gold letters (ff. 7r, 54r, 66r,
75v, 81r, 82v, 84r, 87v, 89v, 91r, 92v, 98r, 105r, 107r, 109r,
111v, 119r, 121r, 122v, 123r, 124v, 125v, 130r, 142v, 148v, 150v,
154v, 161r, 161v, 163v, 164v, 169v, 187v, 188v, 192v, 193r). Large
red and blue puzzle initials with penwork decoration. Small red or
blue initials, most with penwork decoration in the other colour or
in black. Chapter numbers and headings in red or blue letters.
Place
Preferred form
Paris (France)
Original form
Paris, France
Other form
Paris
Paris (France)
France (Paris)
Paris ( ?) : cf. Hans-Collas ― Schandel, p. 326
Paris ( ?).
France, Paris (?)
Lieu de copie : Paris
France, Paris ( ?)
France (Paris ?)
France, Paris
France (Paris )
Paris (?)
France : Paris?
Chaillot
France (Paris).
Paris,
Paris ( ?)
Paris (?) (Hervieux éd. 1970, t. III, p. 176).
Paris (?) : le ms. a été vraisemblablement copié sur le ms. BnF, Latin 347 C exécuté à Paris
