Durham, Cathedral Library, B.IV.17
| Library | Durham, Cathedral Library |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | B.IV.17 |
| Century | saec. XI2/2 |
| Provenance | Durham Cathedral |
| European region of origin | unknown |
| Collection | Burchard abbreviation |
| Description at | durham.ac.uk |
| Author | Christof Rolker |
Durham, Cathedral Library, B.IV.17 is a Burchard abbreviation copy augmented with Seligenstadt (Jasper's D). It is listed among the "Order of Worms, Type B: German Group of Manuscripts" manuscripts by Pokorny in Kéry.
Codicology
Prov. Durham Cathedral; Parchment; 173 folios; long lines; saec. XI2/2. Initials (2-3 lines) alternating in red, blue, red, green. Chapter numbers, rubrics, and inscription all in the main text in red by the same hand (though chapter numbers are missing fol. 11r-16v).
Contents
fol. 1r-3 Two letters of Ivo of Chartres
fol. 4r-165v Abbreviated Liber decretorum (beginning Multis iam sepe diebus familiaritas, i.e. omitting the very beginning of the preface including Burchard's name; this together with Ivo's letters might explain the much later Decreta Ivonis on fol. 1r)
fol. 165v-166v Admonitio synodalis
fol. 166v-168v Council of Seligenstadt (praefatio and cc. 1-20; A version)
fol. 168r Council of Trebur, Gregory I/Boniface forgeries (JE †1336 and JE †1996); JL 4505 (Alexander II) and JL 3443 (catalogue) from the Collectio Britannica (Jasper)
fol. 169r-173r Council of London 1108, Tituli cardinalium Romanorum, De Constantino imperatore, Council of Tours 1163
Literature
Kéry, Collections pp. 135, 137, 145; Rolker, Letters p. 112 n. 143; Jasper, MGH Conc. 8 p. 18 (bibliography), 34; Rolker, Canon Law (online) p. 35 n. 72.
