Collectio Novariensis
| Title | Collectio Novariensis |
|---|---|
| Key | ? |
| Alternative title | Sammlung der Handschrift von Novara (Maassen) |
| Alternative title | Colección del ms. de Novara (Martínez Díez) |
| 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 were 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 (Città del Vaticano, BAV, 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
For manuscripts described in this Wiki, see Category:Manuscript of Collectio Novariensis (currently 1 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
In addition, she lists three manuscripts containing excerpts:
- Firenze, BML, Calci 9
- Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud. misc. 421, fol. 123-139v,
- Paris, BnF, lat. 12448, fol. 124v-131v
The first of these three was unknown to Martínez Díez.
Edition
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).
