(Q23649)

Statements

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Extent: 213 x 260 mm; parchment
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Marriage ceremony
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This cutting is from a copy of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX (ca.1145-1241). The miniature marks the beginning of Book IV, which treats the subject of marriage. Decretals are collections of papal statements regarding canon law, or the ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church. In 1230, Pope Gregory commissioned the Dominican friar Raymond of Pennafort to compile a new collection that would...
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This cutting can be dated to ca. 1290-1310.
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Script: Littera bononiensis
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Contributor: David Kalish
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Cataloger: Dot Porter
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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5 December 2023
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5 December 2023
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