Texts, Law, and Church Reform: The Anti-Simoniac Dossier of BM Reims Ms. 15 and the Collectio Sinemuriensis (Article)
Title: Texts, Law, and Church Reform: The Anti-Simoniac Dossier of BM Reims Ms. 15 and the Collectio Sinemuriensis
Author: John S. Ott
Abstract: This paper explores a little-known florilegium of 36 canons found in Reims, Bibliothèque municipale Ms. 15. The canons form one part of a dossier against simoniac prelates, assembled in 1078–1079 by reform-minded clergy in Reims to bring down the archbishop, Manasses I (ca. 1069–1080). Taken nearly whole-cloth from the Tuscan Collectio Barberiniana, the canons of Reims 15 shed light on the transmission of legal material from northern Italy to northern France, and offer precious insight into how this material was assembled for use. Moreover, substantial elements of the florilegium were incorporated into the eleventh-century legal collection known as Sinemuriensis. Using the canonical material of Reims 15, this paper offers a new hypothesis concerning the various recensions of Sinemuriensis and their dating, and concludes with an edition of the canons from the Reims florilegium.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/zrgk/html#latestIssue
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fuer Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung

Erasing Bad Memories: Fashioning the Reputation of Manasses I, Archbishop of Reims (c. 1069-1080) (Book Section)
Title: Erasing Bad Memories: Fashioning the Reputation of Manasses I, Archbishop of Reims (c. 1069-1080)
Author: John S. Ott
Editor: Anne Wagner
Editor: Herold Pettiau
Abstract: The poor reputation of Manasses I, archbishop of Reims (c. 1069-1080, deposed by Gregory VII, is well-known. His posthumous memory, orchestrated by Guibert of Nogent and Hugh of Flavigny, is at the origin of the image of the bad bishop, to which historians have generally subscribed. Several publics are possible and detectable in the scandal, which should not imply that this bad reputation existed while the archbishop was alive, when he had both partisans and looked to defend himself.
Year: 2023
Publisher: Classiques Garnier (Paris)
Book Title: L'Eveque conteste. Les resistances a l'autorite episcopale des Pays-Bas a l'Italie du Nord
ISBN: 9782406133568

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