Collectio Colbertina
| Title | Collectio Colbertina |
|---|---|
| Key | ? |
| Century | saec. VI? VII? VIII? |
| Place of origin | Gaul? Italy? Northern France? |
| General region of origin | Southern Europe and Mediterranean? |
| Main author | Christof Rolker |
The Collectio Colbertina extant only in Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 1455 fol. 1-79 takes its name from the former owner of this manuscript, Jean-Baptiste Colbert. The collection contains the full Collectio Sanblasiana and excerpts from the Collectio Quesnelliana.
Maassen, Geschichte p. 536 treated it as a separate collection ("Sammlung der Colbert’schen Handschrift"), and so did Elliot, Canon Law, p. 240: "[...] the Collectio Colbertina (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Lat. 1455 [s. ix3/4–4/4, Reims region]), compiled no earlier than the mid sixth century by combining the entirety of Coll.Sanb. with material from other collections, including Coll.Quesn." Wirbelauer, Zwei Päpste, p. 194 treats the Colbertina as a separate collection, but for some materials like a version of the Sanblasiana (pp. 194 and 122 n. 48). The place of origin is unknown; Kéry, Collections p. 31 reports "Gaul (Maassen); Northern France or Rhine region (Van Hove) (Stickler: more likely in Italy); Le Bras, “Notes III’ 514 n. 3: perhaps Rome?". Likewise, the date is uncertain, as Elliot, Canon Law, p. 234 noted: "the Colbertina may be as early as the middle of the sixth or as late as the eighth century."
The manuscript
Literature
- Kéry, Collections p. 30 (as a copy of Sanblasiana) and 31-32 (Colbertina).
- Maassen, Geschichte p. 536-542.
- Wirbelauer, Zwei Päpste, pp. 193-194 and 122.
Categories
- Collection
- this article is a stub
- not in Clavis
- date uncertain
- place of origin unknown
