Collectio Arelatensis
| Title | Collectio Arelatensis |
|---|---|
| Key | no key yet |
| Alternative title | Sammlung der Kirche von Arles (Maassen) |
| Alternative title | Epistolae Arelatenses (Gundlach) |
| Alternative title | Liber auctoritatum ecclesiae Arelatensis (BnF, lat. 5537) |
| Alternative title | Liber privilegium ecclesiae Arelatensis (Jasper) |
| Size | ? |
| Terminus post quem | 557 |
| Terminus ante quem | 560 |
| Century | saec. VI |
| Place of origin | Arles |
| European region of origin | Southern France |
| General region of origin | Southern Europe and Mediterranean |
| Main author | Christof Rolker |
The Collectio Arelatensis is a canonical collection containing decretals from various popes and other material relating to the Gallic church and Arles in particular. It was created shortly after 557 and is preserved in three manuscripts from the ninth and tenth centuries. The place of origin is usually assumed to be Arles, but a Roman origin has also been suggested.
The Arelatensis is one of the two most important sources for the transmission of the letters of Pelagius I (the other being the Collectio Britannica). Created during the pope's lifetime, it contains eleven of his letters in chronological order, possibly an indication of the use of the register. The Arelatensis also contains letters from Popes Symmachus and Vigilius.
Manuscripts
Maassen and Gundlach p. 1 list the following manuscripts (folio numbers according to Gundlach):
- Paris, BnF, lat. 2777, fol. 20r-42v (saec. IX); see Jasper, p. 86.
- Paris, BnF, lat. 3849, fol. 1-53 (saec. IX)
- Paris, BnF, lat. 5537, fol. I-III and 1-92 (saec. XI-XII)
- Paris, BnF, lat. 3880, fol. 70r-91v; see Kéry, p. 89
Maassen also mentions "Cod. Carpentor. Peirescii 74" (apparently Carpentras, Bibliothèque Inguimbertine, 74, once owned by Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc) as a modern copy of an old Arles manuscript.
For Arelatensis manuscripts described in this Wiki, see Category:Manuscript of Collectio Arelatensis (number of entries: 1).
Edition
Ed. Wilhelm Gundlach in MGH Epp. 3, pp. 1–83 (online).
Literature
Maassen, Geschichte, pp. 768–771. - Jasper, Beginning pp. 32 and 86-87. (Not in Kéry, Collections.)
