| 3r | [Bulla "Rex pacificus".] |
| Incipit: ‘Gregorius episcopus servus servorum dei ...’ |
| [Illuminated frontispiece illustrating the papal bull: Pope Gregory IX is depicted seated, pointing to and grasping (or perhaps hands over) an open volume, which is offered to him by a kneeling friar, presumably to be identified with Raymond de Peñafort. Around the friar stand, from left to right, a man clothed as a jurist, a bishop and a tonsured friar holding another volume. These individuals represent the three groups of people to whom the compilation of Canon Law is addressed: the secular clergy, the monks and the university community.] |
| 3v | (Pri)mus de summa trinitate et fide catholica |
| Incipit: ‘Firmiter credimus et simpliciter confitemur ...’ |
| [Historiated initial with a portrait of Christ with a halo, his right hand raised in a blessing gesture and his left hand holding up an open book.] |
| 73r | Incipit: ‘Ex concilio affricano. De quo vult deo ...’ |
| [Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book II: A pope acting as a judge is depicted seated, his left hand on a volume, a visualisation of the laws he enforces (in this case, those contained in the Liber Extra), and his right hand raised to address the people in front of him. Before him stand a tonsured cleric and a bishop, who points to the right with his hand. He is indicating a bishop behind him, who turns his back to the group and walks out of the room with both hands raised. Along with the bishop are two tonsured clerics, one of whom lays both his hands on the bishop’s shoulder, perhaps to stop him from leaving. The scene depicts the episode of the bishop Quodvultdeus, who, having been accused by an opponent, refused to be judged by a group of his peers. The scene takes place under two arches, which could represent the interior of a courtroom.] |
| 147v | Incipit: ‘Ex concilio maguntino. Ut layci secus altare ...’ |
| [Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book III: The scene takes place in a church, the interior of which is divided into two arches by a column. On the right side, in the presbytery, a priest is depicted in front of an altar with a chalice on it. He raises the Host with both hands to perform the ritual of the Eucharist. In the aisle, outside from the sacred space, a kneeling acolyte holds a church candle; behind him is a group of kneeling lay people, some of whom join their hands in prayer.] |
| 202r | Incipit liber quartus de spon(salibus). Incipit liber quartus de sponsalibus et matrimoniis |
| Incipit: ‘Ex concilio triburiensis. De Francia quidam nobilem mulierem ...’ |
| [Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book IV: Inside a church, a priest is standing between a man and a woman, officiating their marriage. He holds a volume with his left hand and elevates his right hand in a blessing gesture (index and middle fingers raised). On the left, the groom raises a hand (is he holding a ring?); on the right, the bride crosses her arms over her chest. Both spouses are escorted by their respective parties, consisting of two men for the groom and two women for the bride. The members of the parties and the priest are depicted in larger proportions than the spouses, perhaps to indicate their young age.] |
| 219r | Incipit liber quintus de accusationibus inquisicionibus denunciationibus |
| Incipit: ‘Felix papa. Si legittimus non fuerit accusator ...’ |
| [Illuminaed frontispiece illustrating book V: A pope acting as a judge is depicted enthroned, his left hand holding a book, which he presumably opens to show the exact law he is about to enforce, and his right hand raised to address the two people on the left. The one closest to him, identifiable as a secular lawyer by his attire (hat, fur-lined cloak), hands the judge a scroll: this may represent the delivery of the libellus (the indictment act), which marks the beginning of the judicial process. On the opposite side stand two tonsured clerics, one of whom raises both hands: he is presumably the subject of the accusation, and his gesture could indicate that he is defending himself. ] |
| 261v | Explicit: ‘... pro spiritualibus facere quis homagium compellatur. Explicit. Explicit liber quintus textus decretalium et est finis finis. Deo gratias’ |
