Item Info

Script: Littera bononiensis
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 137r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: A Franciscan friar and a Cistercian Monk in conversation beside a priest celebrating Mass
Notes: This manuscript is copy of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX (ca.1145-1241) with the Glossa ordinaria of Bernardo da Parma. Decretals are collections of papal statements regarding canon law, or the ecclesiastical law of the Catholic Church. In 1230, Pope Gregory commissioned the Dominican friar Raymond of Pennafort to compile a new collection that would gather together and streamline earlier decretals. Gregory's Decretals supplanted the earlier ones and became the basis for all subsequent canon law. This miniature marks the beginning of Book III on the life and honesty of priests.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1641470
Country: Country:France

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1315
Image Dimensions Width: 404 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 77
Creator Name: Gregory IX - Author