Headings: Gregorius IX, Pont. Max. — Decretales (sive Liber extra), books III-V
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;
Auguste Molinier, Cambrai (CGM 17), Manuscrits 1-1398, 1891 (Catalogue général des manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques de France), p. 110;
Hjalti Hugason, "Kristni à Islandi, I, Bindi, Frumkristni og upphaf Kirkju", Reykjavik, Alpingi, 2000, fig. p. 225;
Frédérique Cahu, "Un témoin de la production du livre universitaire dans la France du XIIIe siècle : la collection des "Décrétales" de Grégoire IX", Turnhout, Brepols, 2013 (Bibliologia, 35), p. 411-412.
BOOK PRODUCTION
Date: from 1250 to 1275 ca. (attributed)
CONTENT ANALYSIS
1 — Gregorius IX papa, Decretales (sive Liber Extra)
[The volume only contains books III-V; the rest is bound separately in Cambrai, Le Labo, ms. 288 (ICo no. 4958).]
2r
Incipit liber tecius [sic]. Ex concilio affricano
Incipit: ‘Ut laici secus altare quando sacra mysteria ...’
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book III: A priest is depicted standing in front of an altar on which is a chalice partially covered by a cloth. He joins his hands in prayer and bows his head, as he prepares to celebrate the Eucharist. Behind him are two acolytes: the one directly behind the priest raises an aspergillum, the other grabs a layman by the shoulders and pushes him away from the altar, as he is not allowed to witness the ritual. The layman turns his head to look at the acolyte and raises his hand as a sign of acquiescence. The scene takes place inside a church, and the threshold of the sacred space is marked by two columns.]
143r
Incipit liber quartus. De sponsalibus et matrimoniis
Incipit: ‘De Francia quidam nobilem mulierem ...’
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book IV: A priest is standing between a man and a woman, officiating their marriage. His right hand is raised and his left hand holds the bride’s right wrist, guiding her hand to join the groom’s right hand to make their union official (dextrarum iunctio). Both spouses raise their left hand to express their consent to the marriage. The scene takes place in an interior, perhaps of a church, under a trefoil arch. ]
189r
Incipit liber quintus. De accusationibus et inquisitionibus et denunciationibus
Incipit: ‘Si legitimus non fuerit accusator non fatigetur ...’
[Illuminated frontispiece illustrating book V: A pope acting as a judge is depicted enthroned, under an architectural structure with a trefoil arch. His left hand holds a volume, a representation of the law he is enforcing (in this case, the Liber Extra), and his right index finger is raised, perhaps to signal that he is about to deliver a verdict. Before him stand two clerics in blue cloaks; one is holding the other by the wrist and is pointing at him, presumably to accuse him of a crime. ]
2 — Bernardus Parmensis, Glossa ordinaria. Gloss to Gregorius IX's Decretales
Illustrations: Illuminated frontispieces on ff. 2r (illustration of book III, "De vita et honestate clericorum": Preparation of the Eucharist and expulsion of a layman from the altar space), 143r (illustration of book IV, "De sponsalibus et matrimoniis": Celebration of a marriage) and 189r (illustration of book V, "De accusationibus, inquisitionibus et denunciationibus": Court scene with pope). Flourished initials in red and blue.
Iconclass:
11P3121 priest (Roman Catholic)
11Q7324 the Eucharist ~ the fourth of the seven sacraments
31A25231 hands with finger-tips against each other
11Q71441 chalice
11Q71421 altar-cloths, e.g. veil covering the altar at Lent
11Q7141 altar
11P313 acolyte, chorister, lector, ostiarius, etc. ~ functionaries in Roman Catholic church
11Q71449 other utensils used in the church
31A2748 pushing something
31A2545 gripping someone by the shoulder
31A247 looking over the shoulder
31A25521 palm of the hand turned up
11P41 strife of laity and clergy
48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
11Q713 interior of church
41A363 decorated gable
42D3 marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'
33A12 shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'
31A2543 gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands
11Q73262 couple before the priest ~ marriage
31A25521 palm of the hand turned up
42D12 the consent (of marriage)
48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture
11Q713 interior of church
48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
11P31111 insignia of the pope, e.g. tiara
11P3111 pope
44G130 'Giudice' (Ripa)
44B1212 throne
49L72 codex
31A25551 index finger upwards
44G112 judicial verdict
31A2543 gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands
31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
44G1111 the accused
Remarks: This volume contains books III, IV and V of the Decretales, the rest (books I-II) is bound separately in Cambrai, Le Labo, ms. 288 (ICo no. 4958).
