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Decretals.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Letters of the pope determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law and possessing the force of law within the Roman Catholic Church.

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13th-century manuscript of canon law, the 'Decretum' of Gratian.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.3.1.12
Scope and Contents 13th-century canon law manuscript containing the 'Decretum' of Gratian, with glosses to the text only in select places. Ker has dated the manuscript to the first half of the 13th century. The main body of text is written in littera textualis in double columns of 50 to 51 lines each, with spaces left for glosses in two columns. Borland suggests that the manuscript was possibly executed in France based on the illumination. Dolezalek believes the manuscript can be attributed to...
Dates: 1st half of 13th century.