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Report No. r102 |
Benedictus Capra |
c. 1390–1470 |
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| Alternative Names |
Carlo Giuseppe Capra; Benedetto Capra; Benedictus de Benedictis de Perusio; Benedictus Perusinus; Benedictus Philippi; Benedictus ser Philippi; Benedictus Capra alias Capramorta; Benedetti Benedetto |
Biography/Description |
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Benedictus was born at Perugia in the 1390’s. Little is known about his legal studies, and he first appears as a judge of his native commune in 1420. Most likely, he studied under Johannes de Imola at Bologna, whom he once mentioned as his teacher. He himself began to lecture at Perugia in 1422, first on the Liber sextus, since 1438 until his death (1470) on the Decretales. During these almost fifty years, produced a vast literature, including several revisions of his Lectura. His numerous consilia, moreover, reveal his involvement in the civic affairs of his hometown. By the end of his life, Benedictus was not only among the most famous jurists of Italy, but had also become one of the wealthiest citizens of Perugia. |
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Entry by: KP rev BP 2015 |
Text(s) |
| No. 1 | Lectura in sextum, 1426. |
| No. 2 | Lectura in libros decretalium. |
| No. 3 | Lectura in Clementinas. Also printed as the Repititionum ad Constitutiones Clementis papae VI. |
| No. 4 | Tractatus varii juridici, 1455/57. (X 2.22–30). |
| No. 5 | Explanatio in tit. ‘De iudiciis’ et in cap. ‘Quintavallis’ (X 2.24.23). (X 2.1). |
| No. 6 | Consilia, 1455–63. The 1476 edition printed in Perugia was edited by Benedictus’s son. Philippus. |
Text(s) – Manuscripts |
| No. 1 |
Lectura in sextum, 1426. |
| Manuscript | Bologna, Coll. Spagna 116 (Incomplete) |
Girona, Bibl. Seminario 34 (Dated 1431) |
Girona, Bibl. Seminario Girona, Bibl. Cap. 35 |
Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Felin. 210 (VI.3–5) |
Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Felin. 278 (VI.1-2) |
Perugia, BC 2827 |
Ravenna, Bibl. Classense 373/3 (Dated 1426) |
Città del Vaticano, BAV Barb. lat. 1656 (VI.3–4. Dated 1468–70) |
Città del Vaticano, BAV Vat. lat. 11501 (VI.3–4) |
| No. 2 |
Lectura in libros decretalium. |
| Manuscript | On X 1 Only |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 84 |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 85 |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 113 |
Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Felin. 208 |
Napoli, BN XIII.A.19 |
Città del Vaticano, BAV Vat. lat. 4914 |
On X 2 only |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 86 |
Napoli, BN I.A.19 |
Città del Vaticano, BAV Vat. lat. 4915 |
Città del Vaticano, BAV Vat. lat. 2282 |
Città del Vaticano, BAV Barb. lat. 1416 |
Città del Vaticano, BAV Chigi. E.VII.209 (On X 2.19) |
Washington, D.C., Catholic Univ. Libr. 182 |
On X 3 only |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 85 |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 86 |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 115 |
Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Felin. 209 |
Napoli, BN VII.D.76 |
Roma, Bibl. Casanatense 461 |
On X 3–5 only |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 115 |
| No. 3 |
Lectura in Clementinas. |
| Manuscript | Complete |
Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Felin. 210 |
Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Felin. 211 |
On Clem. 2–3 only |
Bologna, Coll. Spagna 86 (Incomplete) |
Napoli, BN VII.D.77 |
| No. 4 |
Tractatus varii juridici, 1455/57. |
| Manuscript | Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Felin. 441 |
Perugia, BC 48, fol. 1ra–171ra |
Città del Vaticano, BAV Barb. lat. 1419 |
| No. 5 |
Explanatio in tit. ‘De iudiciis’ et in cap. ‘Quintavallis’ (X 2.24.23). |
| Manuscript | Lucca, Bibl. Cap. Felin. 375 |
Napoli, BN IV.H.21 |
Napoli, BN VII.D.76 |
Perugia, BC 48, fol. 171ra–93v |
| No. 6 |
Consilia, 1455–63. |
| Manuscript | See DBI 19 (1976) 117; |
Text(s) – Early Printed Editions |
| No. 3 |
Lectura in Clementinas. |
| Early Printed Editions |
Venezia, 1587. |
| No. 6 |
Consilia, 1455–63. |
| Early Printed Editions |
Perugia, 1476. |
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Pavia, 1498. |
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Venezia, 1501. |
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Lyon, 1556. |
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Venezia, 1576. |
Literature |
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U. Nicolini, ‘Capra, Benedetto’, in DBI (1976) 19.113–18. |
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P. Palazzini, ‘Benedictus de Benedictis seu Capra’, Apollinaris, 19 (1946) 259–72. |
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J. von Schulte, |
