Collectio Novariensis

Title	Collectio Novariensis
Key	?
Alternative title	Colección del ms. de Novara
Century	saec. VI
European region of origin	Iberian Peninsula
General region of origin	Southern Europe and Mediterranean
Main author	Linda Fowler-Magerl

A chronologically arranged collection containing the canons of Greek, Gallic and Spanish councils was compiled in Spain between 546 and 589, and later supplemented with conciliar canons of more recent councils up to Toledo VI (638). It is extant in six medieval manuscripts, three of which are kept in the Biblioteca Capitolare in Novara (hence the name Novariensis). The oldest known copy (Novara, Archivio Storico Diocesano, LXXIV) dates from the eighth or the ninth century.

The collection exercised its greatest influence outside Spain undoubtedly because of the availability in following centuries of the more comprehensive Collectio Hispana. The Novariensis was used in northern Italy by the compiler of the late 9th century Collectio Anselmo dedicata.

Not to be confused with the Collectio Novariensis concilii Chalcedonensis (Vat. lat. 1322 etc.) or the Collectio Novariensis de re Eutychis, both of which are found together with the Novariensis in Novara, Archivio Storico Diocesano, XXX.

Manuscripts

There are 1 manuscripts of the Collectio Novariensis described in this Wiki. See Category:Manuscript of Collectio Novariensis and the individual entries. Kéry pp. 32–33 lists six complete manuscripts:

• Brescia, Biblioteca Civica Queriniana, B.II.13
• Lucca, Biblioteca Capitolare Feliniana, 124
• Monza, Biblioteca Capitolare, h-3/151
• Novara, Archivio Storico Diocesano, XV
• Novara, Archivio Storico Diocesano, XXX
• Novara, Archivio Storico Diocesano, LXXXIV

Literature

The Collectio Novariensis was edited by Gonzalo Martínez Díez, La colección del ms. de Novara, Annuario de Historia del Derecho Español 33 (1963), pp. 391– 538 (online here). – Kéry, Collections pp. 32–33.

Categories

• Not in Clavis
• from Spain
• saec. VI??
• Collection