Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 421

Gregorius IX, Decretales (fragment)

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-22521

Title

Gregorius IX, Decretales (fragment)

Collection

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience

Shelfmark

Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 421

Manuscript Category

law and regulation

Document type

library book / reference book

Topic

canon law

References

Digital reproduction

Fragmentarium (digital reproduction)

IIIF Manifest

https://fragmentarium.ms/metadata/iiif/F-wddw/manifest.json

Other online data sources

Fragmentarium

Folder

UNIT ID

mmfc-22520

Readers’ annotation

Readers' notes

Remaining fragment

UNIT ID

mmfc-22519

Page range

fol. [1]

Form

Codex

Integrity

Fragment: 1 strip.

Fragments' earlier hosts

The fragment was used in the binding of Q. Horatius Flaccus, Epistolarum libri duo. Sermonum sive satyrarum libri duo, ad Mecoenatem. Ars poetica published by Jan van der Loe in 1545 in Antwerp (Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, C 1334:bis).

Language

Latin (main)

Origin

Date
second half 13th century (Elize Van Opstal)
Evidence
Script

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

1

Foliation

No numbering

Page dimensions

h: 110 mm x w: 82 mm (fol. [1]) , leaves trimmed

Layout

Section
fol. [1] (fol. [1]r)
Description
Fragment was heavily trimmed. The original manuscript probably contained 2 columns per leaf; the current fragment only contains 1, which was also trimmed in half.
Columns
2
Layout formula
| T | | T |
Ruling
Frame ruling, Lead-point ruling
Prickings
prickings visible in outer margin
Margins
Top margin: 4 mm, inner margin: 21 mm
Intercolumnar space
2 mm

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern gothica textualis libraria)

Description of hands

Northern gothica textualis libraria, in two sizes, the gloss written in a smaller size than the main text.

Decoration

Type

pen-flourished initials, colour stroking, paraphs, plain initials, versals, rubrics underlined, ornamental initials, rubrics

Description

Pen-flourished initials and versals, alternately in red and blue ink. Paraphs alternately in red and blue ink. Red colour stroking and red underlining.

1. Gregorius IX, Decretales, Liber II, Titulus XX with commentary

UNIT ID

mmfc-52904

Page range

fol. [1]r - fol. [1]v (defective)

Title

Gregorius IX, Decretales, Liber II, Titulus XX with commentary

Decretales

Contributors

Gregorius IX (author)

Language

Latin (main)

Incipit

ex una parte, et capitulum sancti Petri Suessionensis ex (fol. [1]r)

Explicit

in personas testium quam in dicta (fol. [1]r)

Incipit

Nuper nobis A. presbytero supplicante innotuit (fol. [1]v)

Explicit

in alterius praeiudicium debet credi. (fol. [1]v)

Notes

General

Fragment contains part of Decretales, Liber II, Titulus XX ('De testibus et attestationibus'), alongside unidentified commentary.

  • Fol. [1]r: Titulus XX, Cap. L ('Attestationes receptae per arbitrum fidem faciunt in iudicio...')
  • Fol. [1]v, Titulus XX, Cap. LI ('Non creditur testi etiam religioso, qui sine iuramento deponit')

Keywords

Genre

decretals
Manuscript description
  1. Folder
    1. Remaining fragment
      1. 1. Gregorius IX, Decretales, Liber II, Titulus XX with commentary