The Corpus iuris civilis in the Middle Ages : manuscripts and transmission from the sixth century to the juristic revival / / by Charles M. Radding and Antonio Ciaralli.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 147
• Author: Radding, Charles M.
• TeilnehmendeR: Ciaralli, Antonio.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 147.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Chapter One. Paleography And History /; Chapter Two. The Corpus Iuris Civilis In The Early Middle Ages /; Chapter Three. The Period Of Rediscovery /; Chapter Four. Justinian’S Institutes /; Chapter Five. Justinian’S Code /; Chapter Six. Justinian’S Digest /; Conclusion /; Appendix /; Bibliography /; Plates /; General Index /; Index Of Manuscripts Cited /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-234) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1281457949; 9786611457945; 9047411552
• ISSN: 0920-8607
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Charles M. Radding and Antonio Ciaralli.

Using documents, glosses, legal commentaries, and the first paleographical study of manuscripts since the mid-nineteenth century, the authors of this book trace the circulation of the Corpus Iuris Civilis from late antiquity until the early twelfth century. They demonstrate that only the Novels found any significant readership in the early Middle Ages, and that Justinian’s Institutes, Code, and Digest emerged from obscurity only in the mid-eleventh century, when they were taken up by northern-Italian specialists in Lombard law. Separate chapters then consider the evidence for the textual history and reception of the Institutes, Code, and Digest. Included in the volume are plates of all of the most important early manuscripts of Justinian’s works, most of which have never been published before.