In this first volume of the new History of Medieval Canon Law series,
Lotte Kéry presents a bibliographical survey of the chronological and
systematic canonical collections in the Latin West from the beginnings
of Christianity to Gratian's Decretum (ca. a.d. 1140). Divided into
three large chronological periods-Early Medieval, Carolingian, and
Gregorian Reform-the book includes a catalogue of early medieval
canonistic manuscripts and valuable information about them. For each
collection, Kéry has described its type and contents, the time and place
of compilation, and when possible, its author. In addition, full
bibliographies have been provided for each collection.
Lotte Kéry is an historian at the Leopold-Wenger-Institut in Munich.
"This book will be an essential reference tool for scholars in this area
of study."--American Reference Books Annual
ANNOUNCING A NEW SERIES
History of Medieval Canon Law
Wilfried Hartmann and Kenneth Pennington, Editors
This new series brings together a group of distinguished scholars to
present a unified history of medieval canon law from the earliest time
to 1500. During the last century, legal historians discovered that
medieval canon law influenced almost all parts of medieval and early
modern life and thought. It attracted some of the best minds of the
period, thereby creating a jurisprudence of great sophistication. By
combining the history of canon law with the history of the law's
influence and impact on the Church, the authors have produced a
groundbreaking work of scholarship that will interest a wide audience
and, at the same time, be a valuable tool of reference.
"This is the first volume to appear in the long-awaited History of
Medieval Canon Law, edited by Wilfried Hartmann and Kenneth Pennington.
It is a piece of meticulous research, which bodes very well indeed for
the ten volumes still to come. . . . It will be of use to scholars of
the medieval period in general, identifying major collections of
canonical material intended for ecclesiastical use; but it will also
serve as a guide to the authors of the subsequent studies in the series,
enabling them to 'dispense with similar lists' in their own works. . . .
Its value to the medieval historian is all the greater because of the
vast secondary material provided for individual collections or
canonists. . . . This is an impressive bibliographical tool, whose
usefulness will extend far beyond the purpose for which it was
produced."--The Heythrop Journal
"An invaluable bibliographical guide, listing all the substantial
collections before Gratian known to modern scholarship with an
indication of the history of their publication, and of the widely
scattered studies in which the essential material for their
understanding is to be found."--Journal of Ecclesiastical History
"A superb guide to Latin canon law collections produced before the year
140. . . . For the more seasoned explorers of canon law, and for
diligent neophytes alike, Kery's book is an invaluable guide. . . . Kery
and her collaborators have created an indispensable guide to the study
of medieval canon law collections."--Speculum
"An exemplary work of metascholarship, a comprehensive presentation of
manuscript information derived from hundreds of books and articles
written by European and American scholars over the last century. The
information is well-presented: controversial issues under the various
rubrics are supported with the evidence and citations to the
bibliography. . . . For scholars working in medieval canon law before
Gratian, this will be an indispensable work."--The Medieval Review
" Kery's work . . . is the result of such prodigious scholarship, such
indefatigable patience, and such painstaking compilation that it serves
as a comprehensive guide both to what has been do
