Wien, ÖNB, Cod. 1286

Library	Wien, ÖNB
Shelfmark	Cod. 1286 (Theol. 387)
Century	s. XII/XII1
European region of origin	Southern Germany
General region of origin	Germany
Specific region of origin	Austria
Collection	Quadripartitus
Main author	Bruno Schalekamp

Wien, ÖNB, Cod. 1286 (Theol. 387) is a (early?) twelfth-century manuscript of 119 fols. (250 x 170 mm). It consists of 15 quires, which are ordered in the following way: 11 x IV⁸⁸ + (IV – 1)⁹⁵ + 3 x IV¹¹⁹. Its quire signatures are unknown as of yet. The manuscript was written in Austria by (at least) two different hands, in ‘Deutsche Bücherminuskel’ according to Hermann. Its dating is either saec. XII¹ according to both Kerff and Kéry, or saec. XII according to both Denis and Hermann. It has been in possession of the Austrian Hofbibliothek since 1576, based on Hugo Blotius’ signature on fol. 119v (based on Hermann). His successor, Sebastian Tengnagel, also left his signature on fol. 1r (based on Kerff).

Contents

The manuscript contains exclusively canon law material, specifically the complete canonical collection Quadripartitus. It is one of only three witnesses transmitting a complete version of this collection. Striking here is that the Quadripartitus was originally compiled in the (middle of the) ninth century, indicating that the collection was still being studied and, possibly, actively used close to three centuries later.

Not much else is known about the manuscript, as it has seen little study and has not been digitized (yet).

folios texts

       	Front cover

1r-119v Collectio canonum Quadripartita (Quadripartitus), books 1-4 1r-9v Book 1, including dedicatory letter, list of authorities, preface, and list of titles 9v-27r Book 2, including preface and list of titles 27r-78v Book 3, including preface and list of titles 78v-119v Book 4, including prologue, list of titles, and epilogue

       	Back cover

Literature

Denis, Codices Manuscripti Vol. 1 pars. 1 (1795), cols. 1179-1183; Hermann, Die Deutschen romanischen Handschriften (1926), p. 219; Kerff, Quadripartitus (1982), p. 34-35; Maassen, Geschichte (1870), p. 852; Mordek, Kirchenrecht (1975), p. 172; Kottje, ‘Antwerpener Handschrift’ (1976), p. 67; Tabulae codicum Vol. 1 (1864), p. 213.

See also Michael Elliot's extensive work and draft editions of the Quadripartitus on his own website: http://individual.utoronto.ca/michaelelliot/.