Scintillae de canonibus
| Title | Scintillae de canonibus |
|---|---|
| Size | very small (less than 100 canons) |
| Century | saec. VI |
| Author | Till Stüber |
| Structure | by topic |
| No. of manuscripts | some (2–9) |
The Scintillae de canonibus uel ordinationibus episcoporum is a very small systematic collection of conciliar canons on episcopal elections.
It is extant in four copies (see Category:Manuscript of Scintillae de canonibus) as part of the Appendix in Paris BnF lat. 1454.
Contents and tendency
The collection consists of seven canons only, which are partially abridged:
1. Nicaea (325) c 6, end (Interpretatio Gallica)
2. Ancyra (314) c. 18 (Interpretatio Gallica)
3. Serdica (342) c. 2
4. Antioch (341) c. 9 (Interpretatio Isidori)
5. Antioch (341) c. 19 (Interpretatio Isidori)
6. Antioch (341) c. 20, beginning (Interpretatio Isidori)
7. Paris (ca. 561) c. 8
Literature
Maassen, Geschichte pp. 873-874. – Stüber, Scintillae de canonibus.
