Collectio Wigorniensis altera
Selected Canon Law Collections, ca. 500–1234
| Title | Collectio Wigorniensis altera |
|---|---|
| Key | none |
| Alternative title | Collectio Wigorniensis II |
| Alternative title | Worcester II Collection |
| Alternative title | 2 Wig. |
| Size | very small (less than 100 canons) |
| Century | saec. XII |
| Place of origin | Worcester |
| European region of origin | England |
| Author | Christof Rolker |
| No. of manuscripts | one |
The Collectio Wigorniensis altera is the oldest of the so-called primitive decretal collections of the twelfth century. It is extant in only one copy (London, British Library, Royal 11.B.II, fol. 97r-102) and is composed of twelve items from ten decretals of Alexander III to English bishops, above all Roger of Worcester. It is generally assumed that it was compiled in his immediate environment in the mid-1170s (Duggan: 1173-74? Landau: "um 1173", Pennington: "c. 1175").
Links
Pennington, Bio-Bib Report a165.
Literature
Kuttner, Repertorium p. 283.- Duggan, Twelfth-Century Decretal Collections pp. 69-70, 152-154, and passim.- Landau, Rechtsfortbildung pp. 95-110.- Duggan, Decretal Collections (HMCL) pp. 257-258.
