Paris, BnF, lat. 3861
| Library | Paris, BnF |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | lat. 3861 |
| Century | saec. XII |
| Provenance | Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay |
| Place of origin | Puy-en-Velay |
| European region of origin | Southern France |
| Collection | Burchard of Worms, Liber decretorum |
| Digital Images 2 | gallica.bnf.fr (Microfilm) |
| Author | Lotte Kéry |
Manuscript latin 3681 of the Bibliothèque nationale de France is a parchment manuscript from the first half of the 12th century probably produced in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay. It contains Burchard's Liber decretorum.
Paris, BnF, lat. 3861 appears to be closely related to Montpellier, BM, 7 and Troyes, BM, 1386).
Codicology
The manuscript consists of 180 folios, written in Carolingian minuscule, with a two-column layout. The decoration is simple, consisting mostly of small red initials and rubricated titles.
Note on f. 1r: Hunc codicem canonici anicienses bibliothecae colbertinae donarunt anno MDCLXXXI. Steph. Baluzius.
Contents
| Burchard chapter | fol. | Significant Variants | Literature |
|---|---|---|---|
| BU01.021 | 6r | Between Cavendum et summopere […] per os dicat Gregorii and Et alibi. Dolens inquit […] diu stare non poterit is found the long version of the canon: Cur non videtur, cur non perpenditur quod a benedictio illi in maledictionem convertitur, quia ad hoc ut fiat hęreticus ordinatur. Et item. Quisquis contra hanc simoniacam […] tantummodo inaniter concupiscit […] stare non poterit.
For the short version, see editio princeps fol. 3rb: Cur non perpendit, quia benedictio illi in maledictionem converitur. |
Fowler-Magerl, Fine Distinctions pp. 147–149; Fransen, Montpellier p. 306; Fransen, Valeur p. 6; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 22–23, 33 |
| BU01.023 | 6v | There is an addition after c. 23. As in many Italian copies, in BnF lat. 3861 c. 23 is followed by Si quis episcopus aut presbiter aut abbas per pecuniam […] et sit anathema sicut Simon Magus a Petro.
In the editio princeps fol. 3va, c. 23 ends ... detestatio ne percussus, and c. 24 begins: Quod non oporteat ordinationes episcoporum diu differri. Quoniam quidam metropolitanorum quantum comperimus ne ... |
Fransen, Montpellier p. 306 |
| BU01.234 | 28r | No additions after the end of book one, but the last canon is reported as c. 232 (Quia vero plurimi episcoporum ex aliis […] est in troadam).
See fol. 32r in the editio princeps. |
Dusil, Wissensordnungen p. 257 n. 258 |
| BU02.018-024 | 30v-31r | C. 23 (De rebus vero illorum vel peculiari) is displaced, so that the sequence of canons is "18, 23, 19-22, 24". See fol. 36r-36v of the editio princeps for the standard sequence. | Fransen, Montpellier pp. 301, 307; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 33–34; Gneckow, Abhängigkeiten p. 135 |
| BU02.239 - end part | 43v | Standard end of Book II. See fol. 54r of the editio princeps for the ending of book two („Wormser Ordnung Typ A“). | |
| BU03.015 | 46r | Addition after c. 15 (see fol. 58r of the editio princeps), namely an excerpt from JE 1317 beginning Pervenit ad me quod and ending per clericorum ambitum destruantur. | Fransen, Montpellier p. 306; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 44–45 |
| BU03.241- end part | 64r-65v | After book three (f. 64r) is added a synodal order. The most common one is Schneider's Ordo 5 but there is considerable variety, as Schneider's discussion of the individual ordines makes clear. See fol. 81 of the editio princeps for the ending of book three („Wormser Ordnung Typ A“).
Here: Ordo de celebrando concilio, incipit: Hora diei prima, ante solis ortum, eiciantur omnes ab ecclesia. |
Fransen, Valeur pp. 2, 6–7, 14; Schneider MHG Ordines pp. 31-37; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 20, 43; Hoffmann/Pokorny, Dekret pp. 41–45 |
| BU08.038 | 91v | BnF lat. break off with cohabitare tecto, followed by spatium. C. 38 is followed directly by half of c. 49. See fol. 117v-118r of the editio princeps for c. 38, fol. 118r for c. 39, and fol. 119v for cc. 49-50. | Fransen, Montpellier p. 303–304; Fransen, Valeur pp. 2, 9–10, 19; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 20, 49–53 |
| BU08.049-50 | 91v - 92r | Lack of cc. 39-48; c. 49 is incomplete, starting from valead custodiri detruere. See fol. 118r-119v of the editio princeps. | Fransen, Montpellier p. 303–304; Fransen, Valeur pp. 2, 9–10, 19; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 20, 49–53 |
| BU12.009 | 119v | Here, c. 9 ends with similiter peniteat, see in the editio princeps fol. 154v. | Fransen, Tradition pp. 116–117; Fransen, Valeur pp. 2, 10, 19; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 20, 49–53; Gneckow, Abhängigkeiten pp. 137-138, 155 |
| BU12.010-20 | 119v-120r | Cc. 10-20 are present.
See the editio princeps fol. 156r. |
Fransen, Tradition pp. 116–117; Fransen, Valeur pp. 2, 10, 19; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 20, 49–53; Gneckow, Abhängigkeiten pp. 137-138, 155 |
| BU12.029 | 121v | The canon is transmitted in a number of variants:
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Fransen, Montpellier p. 304; Fransen, Tradition pp. 116–117; Fransen, Valeur pp. 12–13, 15–18; Hoffmann/Pokorny, Dekret pp. 61, 63–64 |
| BU19.108 | 169v | In deteriores copies, book 19 ends here (fol. 215r in the editio princeps). But in Bnf 3681 the Book XIX is complete. | Fransen, Montpellier pp. 304–305; Fransen, Valeur pp. 2, 10–11, 19; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 20, 49–53 |
| XX.57 | 179v | Here, as in deteriores copies, book 20 ends with c. 57. | Fransen, Montpellier p. 305; Fransen, Valeur pp. 2, 11; Galli/Rolker, Destroyed pp. 20, 49–53 |
| After book 20 | 180r | Addition: In librum constitutionum legis iustiniane, constitutione CV, cap. CCCLXVI | Rolker, Letters p. 112.- Jasper, MGH Conc. 8 pp. 24-26. |
Literature
Schneider, MGH Ordines 237; Kéry, Collections pp. 139 (the manuscript), 140-141 (similarities to Montpellier and Troyes).
