Legal treatise (DS5117) (Q22851)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 26:4-5, Lewis E M 26:4-5, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_026_004-005.html)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Legal treatise (DS5117) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 26:4-5, Lewis E M 26:4-5, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_026_004-005.html) |
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4 December 2023
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1300-1325
14. century
1300Gregorian
1325Gregorian
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Extent: 22 x 51 mm; parchment
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Initials P and L
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These initials, here filled with busts of a saint and another male figure, would have marked secondary textual divisions in a glossed copy of a legal text such as Gratian's Decretum or the Decretals of Gregory IX. These cuttings belong to the same manuscript as Lewis E M 26:5 and 26:7.
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Initials D and G
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These initials, here filled with busts of two male figures, would have marked secondary textual divisions in a glossed copy of a legal text such as Gratian's Decretum or the Decretals of Gregory IX. These cuttings belong to the same manuscript as Lewis E M 26:4 and 26:7.
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These types of initial decoration is commonly found in legal manuscripts produced in Bologna in the first decades of the fourteenth century. Founded in the thirteenth century, the university in Bologna became an important center for the study of law in the Middle Ages. As a consequence, the city also became one of the great centers for the production of legal manuscripts, many of which, as...
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14 April 2025
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