IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 1228: Canon Law, I: Pseudo-Isidore and Its Dependents

Sponsor:	Iuris Canonici Medii Aevi Consociatio (ICMAC) / Church, Law & Society in the Middle Ages (CLASMA)
Organiser:	Eric Knibbs, Department of History, Williams College
Moderator/Chair:	Kathleen Cushing, Department of History, Keele University
Paper 1228-a	Isidore the Merchant and Ebo of Reims (Language: English) Eric Knibbs, Department of History, Williams College Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 1228-b	Pseudo-Isidore in Benedict's Capitularies (Language: English) Gerhard Schmitz, Seminar für mittelalterliche Geschichte, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 1228-c	Pseudo-Isidore and the Emperor (Language: English) Clara Harder, Historisches Institut, Universität zu Köln Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract	The Pseudo-Isidorian decretals have proven to be a forgery of long-lasting interest. This session will investigate both their origins and their later use, in order to better appreciate how the forged decretals entered into the medieval legal consciousness, particularly in England via the Collectio Lanfranci. At its heart are questions of date and authorship, alongside concerns over how later audiences were able to manipulate and reuse the supposedly 'authoritative' texts that frequently found their way into high medieval canonical collections.