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Original 1511 Page of Gratianus Decretum Aureum (Golden Decree) or The Decretum Gratiani, also known as the 'Concordia discordantium canonum' or 'Concordantia discordantium canonum'. 6 X 8 Tall Condition: Very Good to Fine, removed from the original volume, 1511. with bottom inner corner torn, in red and black lettering.Printed at Lyon by Nicholas de Benedictis in 1511. In Latin
1st page Heading: Distinctio .j. so. CCCCLXX (.J Distinction. so. 470)
2nd Page Heading: De penitentia Secunda pars (The second part of their penance.)
This publication is a collection of Canon law compiled and written in the 12th century as a legal textbook by the jurist known as Gratian. It forms the first part of the collection of six legal texts, which together became known as the Corpus Juris Canonici. It is divided into three parts (ministeria, negotia, sacramenta). The first part is divided into 101 distinctions (distinctiones), the first 20 of which form an introduction to the general principles of canon Law… Read More