Benedictus Levita, Collectio capitularium

This collection is a forgery and its composition has been dated circa 847–852. It has been assumed that it was completed in the diocese of Reims. These books are numbered five through seven. Each has its own capitulatio. Four series of additions are found at the end of book seven. The capitula of Benedictus Levita are said to have been issued by Frankish rulers and to have been [52] found in the archives of Mainz by the archbishop Otgar of Mainz (826–847). The capitula of the first (fifth) book are said to have been authorized in synods at which saint Boniface represented pope Zacharias and at which Carloman, prince of the Franks, was present. The capitula are said to be intended for the bishops, dukes and counts in Gaul. The capitulary deals with a far broader range of subjects than the pseudoisidorian decretals. The basis of the present analysis (BL and BLAdd1–4) is the edition published by Etienne Baluze in 1677. A new edition is being prepared by Gerhard Schmitz. The collection of Ansegis was used by Regino of Prüm, that of Benedictus Levita by Isaac of Langres.