Ansegis, Collectio capitularium

Ansegis, abbot of Fontenelle (St. Wandrille) in northern France, had compiled a Collectio capitularium by the end of January, 827. The collection is divided into four books each with its own capitulatio. They deal with ecclesiastical and mundane matters in that order and the capitula are attributed to Charlemagne and his sons Louis and Lothar. The collection survives in numerous manuscripts. The most recent edition, that of Gerhard Schmitz, is the basis for the present analysis (AN). Added to the end of the fourth book in twelve medieval copies is the Collectio capitularium in three books attributed to Benedictus Levita.