Pope Urban II, the Collectio Britannica, and the Council of Melfi (1089)

by Stephen Kuttner (Editor), Robert Somerville

Overview

The reign of Pope Urban II (1088-1099) is often seen as a turning point in the period of medieval history known as the Gregorian Reform. This volume presents for the first time modern editions of, and commentary on, the decrees of Urban's first papal council (at Melfi in 1089), and the excerpts of his acts found in the enigmatic canon-law book labelled the Collectio Britannica. Both editions are accompanied by English translations of the Latin texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198205692
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	10/28/1996
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	5.62(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.95(d)
Lexile:	1790L (what's this?)

About the Author

Columbia University, New York

University of California, Berkeley

Table of Contents

Abbreviations		x	(1)
Bibliography		xi
PART I Urban II and the Collectio Britannica (British Library, MS Add. 8873): Edition, Commentary, and Translation		1	(174)
1. Introduction		1	(40)
2. Texts		41	(134)
PART II The Council of Melfi (September 1089)		175	(124)
1. Introduction		175	(11)
2. The Survival of the Canons of Melfi		186	(29)
3. Historiography		215	(13)
4. The Decisions of Melfi		228	(36)
5. Commentary to the Canons		264	(35)
Appendix I		299	(3)
Appendix II		302	(5)
Index of Canonical Collections		307	(1)
Index of Manuscripts		308	(3)
Index of Papal Letters		311	(3)
General Index		314

Editorial Reviews

"Somerville has produced a splendid piece of work, and Oxford University Press has provided a suitably well-produced book. Urban studies will profit from this book for years to come."—The Catholic Historical Review

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