The Decretum Gratiani was probably composed in Bologna, Italy, prior to the mid-twelfth century and rapidly became one of the most widely utilised textbooks in medieval Western Europe. The text began to be illuminated shortly thereafter. Professional lay craftsmen, presumably working in collaboration with the nascent urban law schools, likely played a role in devising this novel illuminated book. Nevertheless, since Gratian’s work encompassed Church legislation, the scriptoria of ecclesiastical institutions must have been involved. This article examines the illuminated copies clearly associated with specific monastic or canonical communities to ascertain any common features that distinguish them as ‘cloistered’ Gratians.

Il Decretum Gratiani fu probabilmente composto a Bologna prima della metà del XII secolo e divenne rapidamente uno dei libri di testo più utilizzati nell'Europa occidentale medievale. Poco dopo il testo iniziò a essere miniato. Artefici laici professionisti, che presumibilmente lavoravano in connessione con le nascenti scuole di diritto urbane, hanno verosimilmente partecipato all'ideazione di questo nuovo libro miniato. Tuttavia, poiché l'opera di Graziano riguardava la legislazione della Chiesa, gli scriptoria ecclesiastici dovettero essere coinvolti. Questo articolo esamina le copie miniate chiaramente associate a specifiche comunità monastiche o canonicali per accertare eventuali caratteristiche comuni che le distinguano come Graziani “claustrali”.

Del Monaco, G. (2024). ‘Cloistered’ Gratians: Early Illuminated Manuscripts of the Decretum Gratiani within Communities of Regulars. INTRECCI D'ARTE, 13, 77-110 [10.6092/issn.2240-7251/20697].

‘Cloistered’ Gratians: Early Illuminated Manuscripts of the Decretum Gratiani within Communities of Regulars

Gianluca Del Monaco
2024

Abstract

The Decretum Gratiani was probably composed in Bologna, Italy, prior to the mid-twelfth century and rapidly became one of the most widely utilised textbooks in medieval Western Europe. The text began to be illuminated shortly thereafter. Professional lay craftsmen, presumably working in collaboration with the nascent urban law schools, likely played a role in devising this novel illuminated book. Nevertheless, since Gratian’s work encompassed Church legislation, the scriptoria of ecclesiastical institutions must have been involved. This article examines the illuminated copies clearly associated with specific monastic or canonical communities to ascertain any common features that distinguish them as ‘cloistered’ Gratians.
2024
Del Monaco, G. (2024). ‘Cloistered’ Gratians: Early Illuminated Manuscripts of the Decretum Gratiani within Communities of Regulars. INTRECCI D'ARTE, 13, 77-110 [10.6092/issn.2240-7251/20697].
Del Monaco, Gianluca
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