Ivo of Chartres — 12th century; England (?)
MS. D'Orville 46
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Ivo of Chartres — 12th century; England (?)
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 46
Date
12th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii + 226 leaves
Hands
The writing of the two parts is identical in style
Decoration
There are many coloured capitals and rubrics
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Provenance
Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751)
Jean D'Orville, b. 1734, his son, by descent
Jean D'Orville, son of Jean, by descent
Sold to the Rev. John Cleaver Banks (1765/1766–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian
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Title
A book of Decretals and similar ecclesiastical documents
Shelfmark
MS. D'Orville 46
Summary
The MS. consists of five sections lettered (b) to (g), then (fol. 49) twenty-two sections numbered i to xxii, all of eight leaves each: the writing of the two parts is identical in style. There are many coloured capitals and rubrics.
Comprises:
(fol. 1). Decretals proper, from pope Telesphorus (the first eight leaves being lost) to pope Urban ii (A.D. 1088-89): but something is wanting after fol. 48, see below
(fol. 86v), Canons of Councils from the Nicene (a.d 325), the chief divisions being Greek, then 'quedam sententie grecorum doctorum' (fol. 109v), African councils (fob 112v), Gallican (fol. 123), Spanish (fol. 132)
(fol. 156), 'Hactenus de corpore Canonum, ea quę sequuntur aut sententię sunt orthodoxorum patrum aut leges catholicorum regum aut synodicę sententię Gallicanorum aut Germanorum pontificum': ends abruptly, some leaves being lost, in a quotation from Augustine 'cui forte inuito atque.'
Date
written in the 12th cent., probably in England
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
226 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Jacques Philippe D'Orville
A book of Decretals and similar ecclesiastical documents
