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In this first volume of the History of Medieval Canon Law series, Lotte Kery presents a bibliographical survey of the chronological and systematic canonical collections in the Latin West from the beginnings of Christianity to Gratian's Decretum. 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, Kery 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.

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This book will be an essential reference tool for scholars in this area of study. - American Reference Books Annual 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 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

This book will be an essential reference tool for scholars in this area of study. - American Reference Books Annual 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 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

This book will be an essential reference tool for scholars in this area of study. - <em>American Reference Books Annual</em><br><br> 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. - <em>Journal of Ecclesiastical History</em><br><br> 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. - <em>The Medieval Review</em>

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Lotte Kery is an historian at the Leopold-Wenger-Institut in Munich.

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