Decretals (DS5597) (Q24291)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 66:17, Lewis E M 66:17)
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English | Decretals (DS5597) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 66:17, Lewis E M 66:17) |
Statements
1300-1325
14. century
1300Gregorian
1325Gregorian
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Extent: 288 x 436 mm; parchment
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Initial U with Gregory IX surrounded by a group of Dominican friars
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This leaf is from a copy of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX (ca.1145-1241). 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 gather together and streamline earlier decretals. Gregory's Decretals supplanted the...
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This leaf can be dated to ca. 1325.
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Script: Gothic bookhand
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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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