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Overview

 

Master Page on Ius Antiquum

 

The Ius Antiquum (the 'Ancient Law') denotes that period of the Church's legal history beginning with the time of Christ and running up to the publication of Gratian's great Concordia, that is, something just over 1000 years.

 

Background

Ius Antiquum, Sources

 

The fons essendi of the Ius Antiquum is that of canon law in general, namely, popes and councils, bishops and synods, religious superiors, and so on. But the primary source for Ius Antiquum materials in the sense of its fons cognoscendi is Gratian's Concordia, a work precisely intended to bring together the legislation of the first millennium of Church history. Gratian's work itself, however, relied in part on still earlier attempts to collate ecclesiastical legislation and these materials, too, are important sources for Ius Antiquum studies today. These earlier works include:

 

 • A. Friedberg, ed., Quinque compilationes antiquae: nec non collectio canonum lipsiensis, (Tauchnitz, 1882) xxxvi-224 pp. Notes: On the place of the Quinque compliationes in canonistics see, e.g., R. Naz, "Compilationes (Quinque-Antiquae)", DDC III: 1239-1241; C. Duggan, "Quinque Compilationes Antiquae", NCE2 XI: 869.

 

 • E. Laspeyers, ed., Bernardi Papiensis Faventini Episcopi Summa Decretalium, (Akademische Druck U. Verlagsanstalt, 1956 reprint of 1860 edition) lxii-366 pp. ▪ Notes: On the place of Bernard in canonistics see, e.g., G. Le Bras, "Bernard de Pavie", DDC II: 789-782 .

 

 • J. Gilchrist, ed., The Collection in 74 Titles: a Canon Law manual of the Gregorian reform (Pontifical Institute for Medieval Studies, 1980) 288 pp. ▪ Notes: On the place of the Seventy-Four Titles in canonistics see, e.g., J. Gilchrist, "Seventy-Four Titles, Collection of", NCE2 XIII: 39.

 

 

Ius Antiquum, Classical Studies

 

Many works, while appearing in their day as studies of the Ius Antiquum, have themsleves become sources for modern studies on the Ius Antiquum and are today regarded as 'classical studies' of the period. These include:

 

 • F. Thaner, ed., Die Summa Magistri Rolandi nachmals Papstes Alexander III (Wagner, 1874) lv-303 pp. ▪ Notes: On the place of Rolandus in canonistics see, e.g., M. Pacaut, "Roland Bandinelli", DDC VII : 702-726.

 

 • H. Singer, ed., Rufinus von Bologna (Magister Rufinus) Summa Decretorum (Ferdinand Schöningh, 1963) clxxxiii-570 pp., reprinting of a 1902 Paderborn edition. ▪ Notes: On the place of Rufinus in canonistics see, e.g., R. Benson, "Rufin", DDC VII: 779-784; L. Boyle, "Rufinus", NCE2 XII: 403-404.

 

 • J. von Schulte, ed., Die Summa des Stephanus Tornacensis über das Decretum Gratiani (Emil Roth, 1891) xxx-280 pp. ▪ Notes: On the place of Stephanus in canonistics see, e.g., M. Ott, "Stephen of Tournai", CE XIV: 291, on-line here.

 

 • T. McLaughlin, ed., The Summa Parisiensis on the Decretum Gratiani (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1952) xxiii-272 pp. ▪ Notes: On the place of the Summa Parisiensis in canonistics see, e.g., C. Lefebvre, "Parisiensis (Summa)", DDC VI: 1230-1231.

 

 • F. Firth, ed., Robert of Flamborough, Liber Poenitentialis, a Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes (Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 1971) xxviii-364 pp. ▪ Notes: On the place of Robert and the Liber Poenitentialis in canonistics see, e.g., R. Naz, "Robert de Flamesbury", DDC VII: 699-700; F. Firth, "Robert of Flamborough", NCE2 XII: 267-268.

 

 

Ius Antiquum, Modern Studies

 

All good histories of canon law (see Resources in the General History of Canon and Roman Law, here) contain discussions of the Ius Antiquum. Among monographic studies specific to that period, see:

 

 • Brian Ferme (English priest, 1955-), Introduction to the History of the Sources of Canon Law: the ancient law up to the Decretum of Gratian, (Wilson & Lafleur, 2007) 320 pp. ▪ Review: E. Peters, Journal of Law and Religion 25 (2009) 589-591.

 

 • Bertrandus Kurtscheid (German Franciscan, 1877-1941), Historia Iuris Canonici, Historia Institutorum abs Ecclesiae fundatione usque ad Gratianum, ad usum scholarum [1941], (Catholic Book Agency, 2° ed., 1951) 357 pp. ▪ Review: =. Notes: =.

 


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Abbreviations on

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AAS

CE

CLD

Comm.

Acta Apostolicae Sedis (1909 et seq.)

Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1914)

Canon Law Digest (beginning 1933)

Commentary (≠ Communicationes!)

DDC

DMC

NCE

NCE2

Dictionnaire de Droit Canonique (1935-1965)

Dictionarium Morale et Canonicum (1962-1968)

New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967)

New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2° ed. (2003


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