Collectio CCC Capitulorum, the Collection in 400 Chapters: Introduction and Text

by Sven Meeder

Surviving in three ninth-century manuscripts, the collection of canon law known as the Collectio 400 capitulorum 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813238471
• ISBN13: 9780813238470
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 300 Pages