Donation of Constantine and Constitutum Constantini : the misinterpretation of a fiction and its original meaning / by Johannes Fried ; with a contribution by Wolfram Brandes, "The satraps of Constantine".

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fried, Johannes.

Contributor:

Brandes, Wolfram.

Series:

Millennium-Studien ; Bd. 3.

Millennium-Studien ; Bd. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutum Constantini--History.

Constitutum Constantini.

Church and state--Europe--History.

Church and state.

Rescripts (Roman law).

History.

Europe.

Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337.

Constantine.

Rescripts (Roman law)--Forgeries.

Physical Description:

ix unnumbered pages, 201 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, [2007]

Summary:

The Donation of Constantine is the most outrageous and powerful forgery in world history. The question of its precise time of origin alone kept generations of researchers occupied. But, what exactly is the Donation of Constantine? To find the answer, it is necessary to approach the question on two different semantic levels: First, as the Constitutum Constantini, a fictitious privilege, in which, among other things, rights and presents were bestowed on the catholic church by a grateful Emperor Konstantin. Secondly, as a reflection of the Middle Age mindset, becoming part of the culture landscape midway through 11th century A.D. The author not only reinterprets the origin of this forgery (i.e. puts it down to the Franks' opposition of Emperor Louis the Pious), but retells, as well, the history of its misinterpretation since the High Middle Ages. In an appendix, all relevant texts are printed in the original language, an English translation is provided.

Contents:

II The "Donation of Constantine" 7

III The origin and fate of the "Donation of Constantine" in the High Middle Ages 11

IV The wording and meaning of the "Constitutum Constantini" 35

IVa Constantine's "departure" from the City of Rome 49

V The origin of the "Constitutum Constantini" 53

Va The early textual tradition of the "Constitutum Constantini" 69

VI The date and context of the composition of the "Constitutum Constantini" 73

VIa The Palatium Lateranense 74

VIb Wala of Corbie and Hilduin of St-Denis 88

Appendix A The Satraps of Constantine by Wolfram Brandes 115

I The Latin text of the "Constitutum Constantini" according to the edition of Horst Fuhrmann 129

II The "Constitutum Constantini" in translation 138

III The "Donation of Constantine" with the "Glossa ordinaria" 146

IV The "Donation of Constantine" as given in Gratian's Decretum according to the edition of Emil Friedberg 148

Distinctio 96 148

c. 13 (Palea) 148

c. 14 (Palea) 148

V The "Donation of Constantine" in translation 151

Distinctio 96 151

c. 13 (Palea) 151

c. 14 (Palea) 151

Appendix D Index of Ancient and Medieval Persons 189

Appendix E Plates 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-188) and index.

Related Work:

Brandes, Wolfram. Satraps of Constantine. 2007.

ISBN:

9783110185393

3110185393

OCLC:

149575337