{"product_id":"9780813238470-collectio-ccc-capitulorum-the-collection-in-400-chapters","title":"Collectio CCC Capitulorum, the Collection in 400 Chapters","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction and Text\u003cbr\u003eOffers scholars of the early Middle Ages in general and canon law in particular access to an instructive, if unpolished, product of Carolingian legal thought.\u003cbr\u003eSurviving in three ninth-century manuscripts, the collection of canon law known as the \u003ci\u003eCollectio 400 capitulorum\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable and understudied witness to the scholarly vitality of the Carolingian period. Its 404 chapters offer ecclesiastical rules and moral guidelines taken from an unusually wide variety of authoritative sources. In addition to the customary canonical texts, such as the acts of the ecumenical councils and papal letters, the compiler of this collection drew his canons from the bible, Roman law, local Gallic synods, the Church Fathers, as well as Frankish and Insular penitential works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the \u003ci\u003eCollectio 400 capitulorum\u003c\/i\u003e is a so-called systematic collection, eminent scholars of canon law commented on its lack of structure. Even 'with the best will in the world', the collection's system eluded them. Despite its flaws, however, there is evidence that the collection gained some popularity in the ninth century, apparently providing the basis for the \u003ci\u003ePoenitentiale Martenianum\u003c\/i\u003e directly or indirectly influencing Hrabanus Maurus and Benedictus Levita. The ninth-century appreciation is understandable for, as one of the many products of the vigorous canonical activity of the eighth and ninth centuries, the \u003ci\u003eCollectio 400 capitulorum\u003c\/i\u003e impresses in its handling of the canonical material as well as the breadth of sources and the topics covered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book constitutes the first in-depth study of this intriguing canonical collection, with a detailed description of the extant manuscript witnesses, its sources, and its influence. The critical edition offers scholars of the early Middle Ages in general and canon law in particular access to an instructive, if unpolished, product of Carolingian legal thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56167387758966,"sku":"9780813238470","price":65.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36018418.jpg?v=1757557996","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780813238470-collectio-ccc-capitulorum-the-collection-in-400-chapters","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}