Medieval Councils, Decretals and Collections of Canon Law

First published in 1980, but then out of print for several years, this collection, together with The History of Ideas and Doctrines of Canon Law in the Middle Ages, presents a series of fundamental articles by the acknowledged master of medieval canon law studies.

List of contents

Contents: Quelques observations sur l'autorité des collections canoniques dans le droit classique de l'Eglise; Some Roman manuscripts of canonical collections; The so-called Canons of Nîmes (1096); Gerland of Besançon and the manuscripts of his 'Candela': a bibliographical note; The 'Extravagantes' of the Decretum in Biberach; The Decretal 'Presbiterum (JL 13912) - a letter of Leo IX; Collectio Francofortana; A collection of Decretal letters of Innocent III in Bamberg; A new eyewitness account of the Fourth Lateran Council; Johannes Teutonicus, das vierte Laterankonzil und die Compilatio quarta; Die Konstitutionen des ersten allgemeinen Konzils von Lyon; Conciliar law in the making: the Lyonese constitutions of Gregory X in a manuscript at Washington; The date of the constitution 'Saepe', the Vatican manuscripts and the Roman edition of the Clementines; Retractationes; New retractationes; Indexes.

Product details

• Authors: Stephan Kuttner, Kuttner Stephan
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.1992
• EAN: 9780860783367
• ISBN: 978-0-86078-336-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Variorum Collected Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; History of Ideas, Europe, European History, LAW / General, HISTORY / Social History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, Christian leaders & leadership, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Religious and spiritual figures, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring, Ecclesiastical (canon) law, Systems of law: ecclesiastical (canon) law, Roman Manuscripts;Extravagantes;Letter of Leo