Canon law collection; Italy (Pistoia), early 12th century
MS. Holkham misc. 19
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Title
Canon law collection; Italy (Pistoia), early 12th century
Shelfmark
MS. Holkham misc. 19
Place of origin
Italian, Pistoia
Date
12th century, early
Language
Latin
Contents
(fol. 1) Letter Ad sedem apostolicam, 1063
(fol. 1) Letter to Venerius, bp. of Cagliari
Fols. 2v, 3r and col. 1 of 3v are blank.
(fol. 3v) Canon law collection 'Hispana'
(fol. 27) Preface, pr. P.L. 84 col. 94
(fol. 28) Incipit: Concilium sacrum venerandi culmina iuris
(fol. 28) Rubric: Prologus Niceni concilii
(fol. 29) Councils, Nicea to Merida, as pr. P.L. 84 col. 93–626, , omitting Saragossa II and III, P.L. 84 cols.317–8, and Barcelona I-Egara, P.L. 84 col. 607–14
(fols. 142–5) Rubric: Sententie que in veteribus exemplaribus conciliorum non habentur sed ad[sic] quibusdam in ipsis inserta sunt
Canons 48–70 of the council of Agde, P.L. 84 col. 270–3, numbered I-XXII, already in this MS. at fol. 74r-v.
(fol. 142v) Rubric: De decimis L⟨eo⟩ papa VIIII
Rubric: De ecclesie pace. Liberii pape dec⟨imi⟩
Rubric: Isidorus
Rubric: De consanguinitate
(fol. 143) Rubric: Yeronimus dicit
Rubric: Ex dictis Gregorii
Rubric: Augustinus dicit
Rubric: Item eiusdem
Rubric: Augustinus
Rubric: Anastasius et Damasus pape
Rubric: Gelasius papa
Rubric: De beneficiis clericorum
Rubric: Ex eiusdem
Rubric: De Christianitate
Rubric: De fide
Rubric: De sacrilegio
Rubric: Augustinus
Rubric: Eiusdem
Rubric: Cuius et supra
Commentary on Matthew
Rubric: De recipiendis conciliis
(fol. 143v) Synod held by Eugenius II at Rome, 853
Fol. 145v is blank
(fol. 146) Collection of decretals
(fol. 146) preface: Actenus digestis conciliis, pr. Hinschius p. 444, followed by list of contents headed 'Numerus decretalium episcoporum'. Numbered I-CII.
(fol. 146v) Items 1–36 are P.L. 84, nos. 1–35, but P.L. no. 25 is 2 letters, 25 and 26 in MS., and P.L. nos. 26 and 27 are both numbered 27 in MS. P.L. in error numbers both of Celestine's letters (col. 679 and 686) as 34.
(fol. 162) Not in list of contents = Hinschius pp. 561–5, letter of Sixtus III
(fol. 163v) Item 37, P.L. no. 36
(fol. 163v) Item 38, P.L. no. 37
(fol. 164) Item 39, P.L. col. 693
(fol. 164v) Item 40, P.L. no. 38. Here the numbering ceases in the MS., though continuing in the list of contents. Item 41 in the list of contents, Epistola Petri episcopi Ravanensis (= P.L. no. 39) is omitted in the text.
(fol. 166) Item 42, Hinschius p. 575, Leo to Julian
(fol. 167) Item 43, Hinschius p. 576, Leo to Theodosius
(fol. 167) Item 44, Hinschius p. 570, Leo to Pulcheria
(fol. 167v) Item 45, P.L. no. 40
(fol. 168) Items 46–8, P.L. nos. 42–4
(fol. 168v) Items 49–51, P.L. nos. 47–9
(fol. 170) Item 52, P.L. no. 52
(fol. 170) Item 53, Hinschius p. 565, Leo to Theodoretus
(fol. 171) Item 54, Hinschius p. 559, Leo to Juvenalis. Items 52–4 are wrongly addressed to Marcianus in list of contents.
(fol. 171v) Item 55, P.L. no. 57. Items 56–61 in the list of contents are omitted in the text.
(fol. 171v) Rubric: Dehinc sequuntur testimonia excerpta suprascripta de libris catholicorum patrum a Leone papa collecta Leonique imperatori directa
(fol. 174) Item 63, P.L. no. 61
(fol. 174) Item 64, P.L. no. 62
(fol. 177) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 574, Leo I to bp. of Aquila
(fol. 177v) Items 65–7, P.L. nos. 63–5
(fol. 179v) Incipit: Subditis responsionibus et ad eiusdem consulta rescriptis
(fol. 181) Items 69–74, P.L. nos. 67–72
(fol. 186) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 628, Leo I to bps. of Gaul and Germany
(fol. 186v) Item 75, P.L. no. 73. Another contemporary hand has filled up the bottom of fol. 186vB with the letter of Leo IX 'Relatum nobis', Jaffé, Regesta no. 4269 (dated 1052)
(fol. 187) Item 76, P.L. no. 74
(fol. 187) Item 77, letters of Ascanius and the bishops of the archdiocese of Tarragona to Hilary, pr. in a different order in P.L.58 cols. 12–16.
(fol. 188) Item 78, P.L. no. 75
(fol. 188v) Not in list of contents, letter of St. Simplicius to John, bp. of Ravenna, Si quis esset, Jaffé, Regesta no. 583
(fol. 188v) Item 79, letter of St. Simplicius to Florentius, Relatio nos vestrae, Jaffé, Regesta no. 570
(fol. 189) Items 80–3, P.L. nos. 78–81
(fol. 190v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 635, Gelasius, 'De recipiendis'
(fol. 191v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 637, Gelasius to Faustus
(fol. 192v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 639, Gelasius to Anastasius
(fol. 194) Items 84–7, P.L. nos. 82–5
(fol. 198v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 657, Decrees of Symmachus
(fol. 199v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 659, further decrees of Symmachus. The text of the 4th Lateran synod (Hinschius p. 662, here fol. 201) is continuous with that of the decrees.
(fol. 202) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 675, 5th Lateran synod
(fol. 209v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 679, 6th Lateran synod
(fol. 211) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 684, Symmachus to Laurentius
(fol. 211v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 685, Symmachus to Liberius
(fol. 212) Not in list of contents, P.L. 63.501–5, Justin to Hormisdas, with Exemplar precum
(fol. 213) Item 88, P.L. no. 86, Hormisdas to Justin
(fol. 214) Item 89, P.L. no. 87, Justin to Hormisdas
(fol. 214) Items 90–7, P.L. nos. 88–95
(fol. 217v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 694, decrees of John I
(fol. 218) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 695, John I to bishops of Italy
(fol. 219) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 697, decree of Felix IV
(fol. 220v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 701, Felix IV to Sabina
(fol. 221) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 703, Boniface II to Eulalius, with Exemplar precum
(fol. 221v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 705, John II to Valerius
(fol. 222) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 706, Agapetus I to Anthemius
(fol. 222v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 708, Amator to St. Silverius
(fol. 222v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 708, rescript of St. Silverius
(fol. 223) Item 98, P.L. no. 96, but here omitting ch. vii
(fol. 224) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 712, decrees of Pelagius VIII
(fol. 225) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 715, decrees of John III
(fol. 226) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 718, decrees of Benedict I
(fol. 227) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 720, decrees of Pelagius II
(fol. 228v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 725, Pelagius II to Benignus
(fol. 230) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 730, Pelagius II, letter to bishops
(fol. 231) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 746, decrees of Gregory I. At the end is the note: Hic desunt quedam que in fine [i.e. fol. 245] habentur
(fol. 231v) Not in list of contents, Hinschius p. 738, Gregory I to St. Augustine of Canterbury. The text agrees with that of Lanfranc's collection, except in the beginning of the third interrogatio.
(fol. 234) Item 99, Hinschius p. 732, P.L. no. 97 in part, Gregory I to Leander
(fol. 234) Item 100, P.L. no. 99, Gregory I to Leandar. Item 101 in the index is a third letter to Leander (probably P.L. no. 98) not in the text.
(fol. 234v) Item 102, P.L. no. 100, Gregory I to Reccared
(fol. 235v) P.L. 77 col. 106, letter from Gregory to Etherius
(fol. 236v) P.L. 77 col. 109, part of letter from Gregory to Brunhilda
(fol. 237) Hinschius p. 742, Gregory I to Theoctista
(fol. 238v) Hinschius p. 735, Gregory I to Secundinus, ends imperf. venit ymagines.
(fol. 239v) Epistolae
(fol. 242v) Rubric: Incipiunt constituta Gregorii pape sub anathemate interdicta
(fol. 244v) Rubric: Incipit epistola Ysidori Salensis urbis episcopi Landefredo Cordubensi episcopo data
(fol. 245) Rubric: De his qui propinquas sanguinis uxores ducunt et separantur... hec oportuerant capitula esse iuxta interrogationes Augustini ad Gregoriam [i.e. fol. 231 above]
Rubric: Hi vero qui uxores
Rubric: Hi ergo qui sanctimonialibus
Rubric: De affinitate vero
Rubric: De his quoque qui mortuas
Rubric: Te autem dominus custodiat ab omni malo
(fol. 245v) Rubric: De his requiritis qui ob causam
Incipit: De his autem feminis, que postquam clementissimus princeps statuit
Rubric: De gradibus vero cognationum
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
ii (paper) + 245 + ii (paper) leaves. (edges cropped by binder)
Hands
Fine caroline minuscule; some rubrics in display capitals, or in uncial forms.
Decoration
Zoomorphic initials, each composed of a lion-like creature (fols. 30v, 48r), or a peacock (fol. 59r); or containing a bird (fol. 35v). (Pächt and Alexander ii. 27, pl. III)
Principal initials yellow, enclosing a vine scroll design, fols. 1–44; with the same design but left uncoloured, fols. 44–65; plain red, fol. 66-end. Smaller initials, plain red throughout. Titles of books at the beginning (fols. 11v-26) are enclosed in a frame of blue, red, green and yellow incorporating geometrical patterns, and an ornamental arch encloses the title (fol. 4)
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of polished brown leather, rebacked, the spine lettered 'INSTITUTIONES | ET | CANONES | ECCLESIÆ || M.S.', with the number '211' at the bottom.
Provenance
Sacristy of S. Zeno, the cathedral of Pistoia , 15th century: inscribed 'Liber sacristie sancti Zenonis Pistoriensus' (fol. 245v).
Bookplate of ' THOMAS WILLIAM COKE ' (1754–1842), formerly Norfolk, Holkham Hall, MS. 211.
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