Columbia, University of Missouri Ellis Library, Special Collections, Fragmenta Manuscripta 23
| Library | Columbia, University of Missouri Ellis Library |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Special Collections, Fragmenta Manuscripta 23 |
| Century | saec. XII |
| Provenance | ? |
| European region of origin | England |
| General region of origin | Northwestern Europe |
| Collection | Ivo of Chartres, Decretum |
| Author | Martin Brett |
Columbia, University of Missouri Ellis Library, Special Collections, Fragmenta Manuscripta 23 is a fragment of Ivo's Decretum. It only consists of parts of a single leave (apparently a double-column manuscript of generous proportions); the text is that of book 7, cc. 11-12 (on the recto) and cc. 15-17 plus the inscription of c. 18 (on the verso). On palaeographical grounds, an English origin and a date little, if at all, later than 1150 are plausible.
The fragment is fully described by Somerville (2008), noting the close coincidence of its readings with Paris, BnF, lat. 3874 (= C), and the likelihood that it was taken from a manuscript of generous proportions.
Links
For a list of manuscripts and a provisional edition, see Brett, Decretum.
Literature
Robert Somerville, Ivo in America. In: Bishops, texts and the use of canon law around 1100 ed. B. Brasington and K. Cushing (2008), pp. 111-117
