decretum

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In which old edition of Gratiani Decretum, probably before the early part of the sixteenth century, can be found the unmutilated glosses of John Semeca, surnamed Teutonicus? and especially the gloss on De Consecrat.,

From Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Like the Decretum of Gratian, it is an illustration of the widespread influence of the Sic et Non.

From Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities by Norton, Arthur Orlo

The most potent instrument of the new papal system was Gratian's Decretum, which was issued about the middle of the twelfth century.

From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by Draper, John William

The Decretum has thus remained a work of private authority, and the texts embodied in it have only that legal value which they possess in themselves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

For some account of the Decretum Gratiani and its history see Canon Law.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various