Firenze, BML, Plut. XX 48
| Library | Firenze, BML |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Plutei 20.48 |
| Century | s. XI2-XII |
| European region of origin | unknown <-- manuscript cannot at present be categorized in one of our regions according to Categories for manuscripts by region. --> |
| Collection | Collectio XXX capitulorum (De ratione matrimonii) |
| Main author | Bruno Schalekamp |
| Main author | Lotte Kéry |
Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, ms. Plutei 20.48 is an early twelfth manuscript of 55 folios in 1 col. and 23 lines. It is made of parchment and measures 110 x 195 mm. Its codicological composition is unknown and no quire signatures were included; modern foliation in Arabic numerals in black ink. The manuscript's origins and provenance are unknown as yet. Earlier signatures read 15 and 272 in the inside of the front cover. The manuscript was probably written by a single hand.
Not much else is known about the codex. More information will follow in the future after thorough research as been completed.
Contents
| folios | content |
|---|---|
| Front cover. Inside of cover includes previous manuscript signatures | |
| Flyleaf with current manuscript signature, written down two times, as well as a short list of contents in Latin (early modern hand) on the verso side | |
| 1r | Table of consanguinity |
| 1v-23r | Unknown canonical and patristic collection, mostly consisting of various excerpts |
| 5r-6r | Various canons of various councils from, mostly, Elvira, Carthage, northern Africa in general, and Toledo |
| 6r-9r | Various (excerpts of) papal decretals |
| 9r-v | A few canons of the councils of Chalcedon and Nicaea, followed by various (excerpts of) papal decretals |
| 9v-11r | Various canons of the councils of, among others, Auxerre, Ancyra, and Sardica |
| 11r-13r | Patristic and papal excerpts, including Isidore’s Sententiae |
| 13r-19v | Hincmar of Rheims’ Capitula synodica (excerpts of) |
| 21r-v | Collectio XXX capitulorum (De ratione matrimonii) |
| Back cover |
Literature
Bandini, Catalogus codicum Latinorum (1774), cols. 654-657; Kéry, Canonical Collections (1999), p. 75 and 81.
An edition of the Collectio XXX capitulorum (De ratione matrimonii) is currently being prepared by Sven Meeder, Gideon de Jong, and Bruno Schalekamp.
