Description:
Altsignatur: Codcpict 10
Ausstattung: Insunt 39 picturae in Italia factae
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift Extent:
342 Bl. - Pergament Alternative Title:
Cod.c.pict. 10 Abstract:
Englische Version: Presented here is an example of the best-known
text of medieval canon law used in 13th and 14th century European
universities, which was compiled by the 12th century Bolognese
jurist Gratianus. Both the script and the lavish decoration of this
impressive parchment manuscript, which contains 342 leaves and
measures half a meter in height, are representative of the rich
tradition of illustrated legal texts produced in 14th century
Bologna, a center for law studies. The text belongs to the
Laurentian type; the surrounding commentary is the revision by
Bartholomew of Brescia (died 1258) of his Glossa Ordinaria. The
illustrations underline the major divisions of the text: large
miniatures are placed at the beginning of Part I, Part II, and De
poenitentia (On repentance); 36 smaller miniatures illustrate each
of the causae (hypothetical or fictitious causes); several hundred
historiated and calligraphic initials mark the distinctiones
(collections of reasoning formulated by jurists) and quaestiones
(debatable points concerning disputes). The outstanding quality of
the illumination suggests that they originate from the workshop of
Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (circa 1330-1403), one of the most
famous and prolific miniaturists of the 14th century. As is
characteristic in the Bolognese versions of the Decretum, the
iconography of this manuscript emphasizes in many places that God
is the source of both canon and civil law. // Autor: Elisabeth
Remak-Honnef Subjects:
Canon law - Early works to 1800
262.9
14th century Publication Statement:
[S.l.] 14./15. Jh.
