Epistulae Imperatorum Pontificum Aliorum Inde AB A. CCCLXVII Usque AD A. DLIII Datae Avellana Quae Dicitur Collectio 2 Volume Set Contributor(s): Guenther, Otto (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108083501 ISBN-13: 9781108083508 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $105.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Latin Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - History |
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History |
Physical Information: 1.54" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (3.02 lbs) 1088 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: This edition of the so-called 'Collectio Avellana' was published in two volumes, with a Latin commentary, by the German scholar Otto Guenther (1864-1924) in 1895-8. The collection consists of 244 documents dating from 367 to 553, including many imperial and papal letters, acts and other material, compiled at some point in the middle of the sixth century. Some of the documents are unique, making the work an important scholarly resource. Guenther used the oldest and best surviving manuscript, now in the Vatican Library: the first volume consists of documents 1-104, and the second of documents 105-244, with appendices and indices. The material ranges from letters about the enlargement of St Paul's basilica in Rome by Theodosius I to disputes between Rome and Constantinople, and the brief schism at the death of Pope Zosimus: schism, heresy and the restoration of papal control are recurring themes throughout the compilation. |