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     | alttitle1 = Sammlung in 400 Capiteln
     | alttitle1 = Sammlung in 400 Capiteln
     | author1 = [[User:Christof Rolker]]
    | size          = medium (500 to 1000 canons)
    | normregion    = Southern Germany?
    | structure      = by topic
    | mss            = some (2–9)
     | author1 = [[User:SMeeder|Sven Meeder]]
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An "unstructured collection of materials (taken from various penitentials, Hibernensis and Vetus Gallica)" (Kéry). Four manuscripts are known.  
The ''Collectio CCCC capitulorum'' is a systematically arranged collection of canons arranged according to themes. The 404 chapters in the collection, each sporting a descriptive heading, are each made up of one or several sentences taken from a variety of authoritative sources. These sentences, the ‘canons’, are not seldom altered or trimmed to serve the compiler’s purpose.  


The collection owes much to the insular innovations of systematic canonical collections, not least with regard to the great variety of sources. In addition to the more customary canonical texts, such as the acts of the ecumenical councils, papal letters and decretals, the compiler of this collection drew his canons from the bible (the Vulgate),  Roman secular law texts, the ''[[Canones Apostolorum]]'', Gallic synods, patristic works, and Frankish and Insular penitential texts.
Given the richness of insular material (and connections) in north-eastern France, an origin in this region some time in the second half of the eighth century is plausible. The two Bavarian manuscript witnesses suggest close ties with this area as well.  The dominance of canons on the conduct of secular clergy, rather than monks, would suggest an origin in an episcopal centre.
==Manuscripts==
[[File:BnF2316_fol84r.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|The opening of the ''Collectio CCCC capitulorum'' in Paris, BnF lat. 2316 (fol. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8426295n/f175.item 84r])]]
=== Manuscript descriptions on this wiki ===
For manuscripts, see [[:Category:Manuscript of Collectio CCCC capitulorum]] (number of entries: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Manuscript of Collectio CCCC capitulorum}}).
=== Sigla of the forthcoming edition ===
The ''sigla'' in the following table are those of the edition (in print) by Sven {{Author|Meeder}}.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Sigla
!Manuscript
|-
|M
|[[München, BSB, Clm 4592]] (South-East Germany, ''saec.'' ix<sup>2/4</sup>)
|-
|I
|[[Wien, ÖNB, Cod. 522]] (Salzburg, ''saec.'' ix<sup>2/3</sup>)
|-
|L
|[[Paris, BnF, lat. 2316]] (southern France, ''saec.'' ix<sup>2/4</sup>)
|-
|
|[[Metz, BM, 236]] (Rhine region, ''saec.'' viii<sup>ex</sup>/ix<sup>in</sup>), destroyed in 1944
|-
|}


== Literature ==
== Literature ==
{{Author|Maassen}}, Geschichte pp. {{Maassen|842}}-846; {{Author|Kéry}}, Collections pp. {{Kery|169}}-170.  
{{Author|Meeder}}, [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/resources-of-the-past-in-early-medieval-europe/biblical-past-and-canonical-present-the-case-of-thecollectio-400-capitulorum/06808C151CFDA8DBE5AC086BF753D91E?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark 'Biblical past and canonical present: the case of the Collectio 400 capitulorum']; {{Author|Maassen}}, Geschichte pp. {{Maassen|842}}-846; {{Author|Kéry}}, Collections pp. {{Kery|169}}-170.  


== Categories ==
== Categories ==
* compiled the eighth century and the mid-ninth century [[Category:Collection saec VIII]]  
* compiled the eighth century and the mid-ninth century [[Category:Collection saec VIII]]  
* Collection [[Category:Collection]]
* Collection [[Category:Canonical Collection]]
* not in Clavis [[Category:Collection not in Clavis database]]
* not in Clavis [[Category:Collection not in Clavis database]]
DEFAULTSORT "Collectio 400 capitulorum" {{DEFAULTSORT:Collectio 400 capitulorum}}

Latest revision as of 22:26, 7 October 2024

Title Collectio CCCC capitulorum
Key ?
Alternative title Sammlung in 400 Capiteln
Size medium (500 to 1000 canons)
Century saec. VIII
European region of origin Southern Germany?
Main author Sven Meeder
Structure by topic
No. of manuscripts some (2–9)


The Collectio CCCC capitulorum is a systematically arranged collection of canons arranged according to themes. The 404 chapters in the collection, each sporting a descriptive heading, are each made up of one or several sentences taken from a variety of authoritative sources. These sentences, the ‘canons’, are not seldom altered or trimmed to serve the compiler’s purpose.

The collection owes much to the insular innovations of systematic canonical collections, not least with regard to the great variety of sources. In addition to the more customary canonical texts, such as the acts of the ecumenical councils, papal letters and decretals, the compiler of this collection drew his canons from the bible (the Vulgate), Roman secular law texts, the Canones Apostolorum, Gallic synods, patristic works, and Frankish and Insular penitential texts.

Given the richness of insular material (and connections) in north-eastern France, an origin in this region some time in the second half of the eighth century is plausible. The two Bavarian manuscript witnesses suggest close ties with this area as well. The dominance of canons on the conduct of secular clergy, rather than monks, would suggest an origin in an episcopal centre.

Manuscripts

The opening of the Collectio CCCC capitulorum in Paris, BnF lat. 2316 (fol. 84r)

Manuscript descriptions on this wiki

For manuscripts, see Category:Manuscript of Collectio CCCC capitulorum (number of entries: 2).

Sigla of the forthcoming edition

The sigla in the following table are those of the edition (in print) by Sven Meeder.

Sigla Manuscript
M München, BSB, Clm 4592 (South-East Germany, saec. ix2/4)
I Wien, ÖNB, Cod. 522 (Salzburg, saec. ix2/3)
L Paris, BnF, lat. 2316 (southern France, saec. ix2/4)
Metz, BM, 236 (Rhine region, saec. viiiex/ixin), destroyed in 1944

Literature

Meeder, 'Biblical past and canonical present: the case of the Collectio 400 capitulorum'; Maassen, Geschichte pp. 842-846; Kéry, Collections pp. 169-170.

Categories

  • compiled the eighth century and the mid-ninth century
  • Collection
  • not in Clavis

DEFAULTSORT "Collectio 400 capitulorum"