Headings: Gregorius IX, Pont. Max. — Decretales (sive Liber extra)
Heading remarks: Corpus iuris canonici editio Lipsiensis secunda post Aemilii Ludovici Richteri curas ad librorum manu scriptorum et editionis romanae fidem recognovit et adnotatione critica cur. Aemilius Friedberg, Graz Akademische Druck-U. Verlagsanstalt 1955-1995 vol. I: Decretum Gratiani (1995) vol. II: Decretalium collectiones (1955), vol. II pp. 6-927; Repertorium fontium historiae medii aevi primum ab Augusto Potthast digestum, nunc cura collegii historicorum e pluribus nationibus emendatum et auctum 11 voll., Roma (1984), vol. V pp. 231-2; Compendium Auctorum Latinorum Medii Aevi (500-1500) cur. Michael Lapidge - Gian Carlo Garfagnini - Claudio Leonardi - Francesco Santi et al., Firenze (2013), vol. IV 4 p. 430;
Chrétien Dehaisnes, Douai (CGM in-4° 6), Manuscrits 1-1239, 1878 (Catalogue général des manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques des départements. Tome VI (série in-4°)), p. 371.
BOOK PRODUCTION
Date: from 1280 to 1290 ca. (attributed)
CONTENT ANALYSIS
1 — Gregorius IX papa, Decretales (sive Liber Extra)
Incipit: ‘Gregorius episcopus servus servorum dei ...’
[Historiated initial: Pope Gregory IX is depicted haloed and enthroned, his right hand elevated in a blessing gesture (index and middle fingers raised) and his left hand holding a crozier. ]
Explicit: ‘... auctorite sedis apostolice speciali’
Incipit: ‘Innocencius tertius in concilio generali. Firmiter credimus ...’
[Historiated initial: Representation of the Trinity: God the Father and Christ are depicted haloed and seated on a bench. They both elevate their right hands in a blessing gesture (index and middle finger raised) and hold a volume with their left hands. The volume should perhaps be seen as a visualisation of the Liber Extra, therefore the image may suggest the divine legitimisation of the law collection. Between the two flies the dove of the Holy Ghost, descending from above. ]
233r
Incipit liber quartus de sponsalibus et matrimonio rubrica
Incipit: ‘Ex concilio triburiensi. De Francia quidam nobilem ...’
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book IV: A priest is standing between a man and a woman, officiating their marriage. His right hand is elevated in a blessing gesture (index and middle fingers raised) and his left hand is placed on top of the spouses’ joint hands, making their union official (dextrarum iunctio). The bride, on the right, raises her left hand to express her consent to the marriage. Behind the spouses stand the members of their respective parties (a woman for the bride, two men for the groom).]
Douai, Bibliothèque Marceline Desbordes-Valmore Ms. 606, f. 1r
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
Unitary manuscript
Binding: rebound
Layout: 2 columns; Textus inclusus (Glossa)
Illustrations: Illuminated frontispiece on f. 233r (illustration of book IV, "De sponsalibus et matrimoniis": Marriage ceremony); historiated initials on f. 1. Illuminated ornamental initials at the beginning of the rest of the chapters. Flourished initials in blue and red.
Iconclass: pope; nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things; insignia of the pope, e.g. tiara; sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty); insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier; sitting on an elevation; blessing (either of things or persons), e.g. by anointing; index finger and middle finger raised, closed; Canon Law; 'Legge canonica' (Ripa); tonsure; God the Father enthroned, usually with sceptre and/or globe; adult Christ together with others (non-narrative representations); blessing (either of things or persons), e.g. by anointing; codex; Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames); Trinity in which God the Father and Christ are represented as persons, the Holy Ghost as dove; marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'; priest (Roman Catholic); blessing (either of things or persons), e.g. by anointing; couple before the priest ~ marriage; shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'; gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands; the consent (of marriage); palm of the hand turned up; witnesses; members of bridal party
