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Papstreskripte im fruhen Mittelalter: diplomatische und rechtsgeschichtliche Studien zum Brief-Corpus Gregors des Groben.
The purpose of Papstreskripte im fruben Mittelalter: diplomatische und rechtsgeschichtliche Studien zum Brief-Corpus Gregors des Grossen, by Ernst Pitz (Sigmaringen: Jan Thorbecke, 1990; pp. 382. DM 108), is to shed light, using the correspondence of Gregory the Great, on the part played by papal activity in the development of canon law. It begins with a statement of principles that would now command general assent: that the will of the legislator is only one factor in the development of law, and that its effect is severely circumscribed. The process is determined by the extent of recourse made to his judgement, the mode of intervention requested, the form in which it is …
