Collectio canonum II in Milano, Ambrosiana, A. 46 inf.
| Title | Collectio canonum II in Milano, Ambrosiana, A. 46 inf. |
|---|---|
| Key | MF |
| Alternative title | Collectio duorum librorum secunda |
| Size | Small (100 to 500 canons) |
| Terminus post quem | 880 |
| Terminus ante quem | 900 |
| Century | saec. IX |
| European region of origin | Eastern France |
| Author | Linda Fowler-Magerl |
| No. of manuscripts | one |
The second of four canonical collections found in Milano, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, A 46 inf. is also known as Collectio duorum librorum prima, as it is divided into two books like the first collection on fol. fol. 15v-85v.
The Collectio canonum II (MF) is found on fol. 86r–130v; parts of the first book are missing because of a missing quire between fols. 88 and 89. An (incomplete) capitulatio to the second collection is found on fol. 3v–6r; on fol. 3r–3v there are the rubrics of the excerpts from the Enchiridion of St. Augustine in the first book, fol. 3v-6r contains the rubrics for the other canons in that collection, which are entitled: ex opusculis et institutis catholicorum patrum breviter excerpta. [67]
The collection deals with vices and penance and with monastic life and virgins. The collection contains texts from the Enchiridion of Augustine, extracts from the Collectio Dacheriana including its preface and extracts from the Quadripartitus, especially from book four.
Literature
For bibliography, see the description of the Collectio canonum I in Milano, Ambrosiana, A. 46 inf..
