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ICo 4983
Type: MS
Headings: Gregorius IX, Pont. Max. — Decretales (sive Liber extra)
BOOK PRODUCTION
Date: from 1301 to 1400 ca. (attributed)
CONTENT ANALYSIS
Work ID: ICoW 1415
Work: Gregorius IX papa, Decretales (sive Liber Extra)
Author: Gregorius IX papa
Content Analysis:
1r[Papal bull "Rex pacificus".]
Incipit: ‘Servuus servorum dei dilecti filiis ...’
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating the papal bull: Pope Gregory IX is depicted enthroned, his right index finger raised to address the people in front of him and his left hand grasping (or perhaps handing over) a volume. The volume is offered by a kneeling tonsured cleric, who is accompanied by two more men. One of them is kneeling next to the friar, while the other one is standing with both hands raised. The scene takes place under a trefoil arch.]
58vIncipit liber secundus. De iudiciis
Incipit: ‘De quovultdeo centuriensi episcopo ...’
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book II: A secular judge is depicted enthroned in a central position, visually suggesting his impartiality in the administration of justice. His head is turned towards the people standing on the right, while his hands are raised to address those standing on the left. His movements suggest that he is arbitrating the heated debate between the two parties, whose representation does not provide elements to identify the prosecution and the defence. Both groups consist of a tonsured cleric addressing the judge by raising an index finger and a hand and of a hooded man (the lawyer?) standing behind them with his index finger raised, suggesting that he is advising the cleric on his plea. The scene takes place under a row of trefoil arches, which could represent the interior of a courtroom.]
111rIncipit liber tertius. De vita et honestate clericorum
Incipit: ‘Ut laici secus altare quando sacra misteria ...’
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book III: Inside a church, a priest is depicted in front of an altar with a chalice partially covered by a cloth. He raises the Host with both hands to perform the ritual of the Eucharist. Behind him is a man (a cleric, according to the content of the text) with his hands joined in prayer. Further back, an acolyte puts his hand on the arm of a layman (his status is indicated by the hood he is wearing) and pushes him away from the sacred space, as he is not allowed to witness the ritual. The layman turns back to look at the acolyte and raises an index finger, perhaps in protest. The threshold of the sacred space is marked by a column.]
166rIncipit liber quintus de sponsalibus et matrimonio
Incipit: ‘De Frantia quidam nobilem uxorem de Saxonia ...’
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book IV: A priest is standing between a man and a woman, officiating their marriage. He holds them by their right wrists, joining their hands to make their union official (dextrarum iunctio). The groom looks like he is about to raise his free hand to express his consent (although he looks hesitant). Both spouses are escorted by a member of their party, namely a woman wearing a toque for the bride and a man wearing a hood for the groom. The witnesses participate in the ceremony by raising a hand and an index finger. ]
184rIncipit liber quintus. De accusationibus inquisitionibus et denuntiationibus
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book V: A pope acting as a judge is depicted enthroned, his right hand elevated in a blessing gesture (index and middle fingers raised) and his left hand holding a crozier. In front of him is a kneeling abbot, recognisable by his crozier, with his hands joined in prayer. Behind the latter are two Benedictine friars, each raising a hand and an index finger to address the judge. The image probably represents the accusation of the abbot by the friars and his subsequent plea to the Pope. The scene takes place under a row of trefoil arches, which could represent the interior of a courtroom.]
230vExplicit: ‘... spiritualibus facere quis homagium compellatur’
Work ID: ICoW 1421
Work: Bernardus Parmensis, Glossa ordinaria. Gloss to Gregorius IX's Decretales
Author: Bernardus Parmensis
Content Analysis:
1rIncipit: ‘In huius libri principio ...’
230vExplicit: ‘... de iure vel de facto inducit supra de pactis pactiones. Bernardus. Explicit no(ta?) decretalium’
Work ID: ICoW 1473
Work: Innocentius IV, Pont. Max., Novellae Innocentii IV
Author: Innocentius IV, Pont. Max.
Content Analysis:
230vIncipiunt novelle constitutiones domini Innocentii pape quarti
Incipit: ‘Innocencius tertius in concilio apostolico ...’
233vExplicit: ‘... casu cum quis criminaliter ’
Link to digital copy: bibliotheque-numerique.ville-laon.fr/idviewer/1483/458
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
Layout: 2 columns; Textus inclusus (Glossa)
Illustrations: Illuminated frontispieces on ff. 1r (illustration of the papal bull: Pope Gregory IX receiving the volume of the Decretales), 58v (illustration of book II, "De iudiciis": Judgement scene with pope), 111r (illustration of book III, "De vita et honestate clericorum": Expulsion of a layman from the celebration of the Eucharist), 166r (illustration of book IV, "De sponsalibus": Wedding ceremony) and 184r (illustration of book V, "De accusationibus, inquisitionibus et denunciationibus": Judgement scene with enthroned pope). Illuminated initials with vegetal ornamental motifs and drôleries at the beginning of each book, in the main text. Flourished initials and paragraph signs alternatively in red and blue throughout the volume. Rubrics and running titles in red and blue.
Iconclass: pope; insignia of the pope, e.g. tiara; sitting on an elevation; codex; kneeling figure; kneeling before a ruler; monk(s), friar(s); tonsure; arm raised upward - AA - both arms or hands; Canon Law; 'Legge canonica' (Ripa); arch, archivolt ~ architecture; 'Giudice' (Ripa); sitting on an elevation; head-gear: cap; head turned to the right; court session (court of justice); head-gear: hood; lawyer, attorney at law; judicial duel; court-room; arch, archivolt ~ architecture; priest (Roman Catholic); the Eucharist ~ the fourth of the seven sacraments; 'elevatio', showing the Sacred Host and Chalice; bread, Host; chalice; altar-cloths, e.g. veil covering the altar at Lent; altar; hands with finger-tips against each other; acolyte, chorister, lector, ostiarius, etc. ~ functionaries in Roman Catholic church; pushing something; gripping someone by the shoulder; strife of laity and clergy; column, pillar ~ architecture; arch, archivolt ~ architecture; marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'; priest (Roman Catholic); couple before the priest ~ marriage; shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'; gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands; witnesses; members of bridal party; head-gear: toque; index finger upwards; palm of the hand turned up; blessing (either of things or persons), e.g. by anointing; Pleading; monastic orders, monastic life: Benedictines; kneeling on both knees; the accused; accusing; court-room; 61B2(GREGORYIX); 31A25551(+9325) index finger upwards (+ complaining); 31A25231(+917) hands with finger-tips against each other (+ beseeching); 31A25561(+915) index finger and middle finger raised, closed (+ blessing); 31A25552(+932) index finger forwards, pointing, indicating (+ addressing); 31A25551(+932) index finger upwards (+ addressing); 31A25521(+932) palm of the hand turned up (+ addressing)
Support material: parchment
Measurements: 465x300 mm
Extent (leaves): 233
SEMANTIC INDEXING
Subject: Law-canon (ius canonicum)
Genre: TEXTUS (Can)
Period: late medieval
Language: Latin
DATA SOURCE & REFERENCES
MS:
  • Laon, Bibliothèque municipale Ms. 364
Completeness: medium — Source: digital copy
Editor ICo: CM
Cite as: ICo 4983, by C. Marangoni <https://www.iuscommuneonline.unito.it/ICo/4983> [2025:04:04]