Corpus Juris Civilis
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The Corpus Iuris Civilis (sometimes also called Corpus Juris Civilis) is a collection of laws regarding Roman civil law. It was first compiled in the 6th century, during the reign of Iustinan I. After the fall of the Roman empire it was mostly forgotten. It was re-discovered in the 11th century. During the Middle Ages it was an important source of civil law for most countries in Europe.
The corpus juris civilis has several parts:
- Institutiones Iustiniani: a work to teach about law, which was published with the corpus. Not to be confused with the Institutiones Gai, by Gaius
- Digest (Roman law): a summary of Roman law which was valid at the time
- Codex Iustinianus: a collection of laws by Iustinian (2nd century) which were still in use
- Novellae: Imperial laws, most of them in Ancient Greek. There was a Latin version, but it was lost for most texts.
Corpus Juris Civilis Media
- Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna).jpg
Justinian I depicted on a mosaic in the church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
- Ghent, Ghent University Library MS Bibliotheek Letteren en Wijsbegeerte-Handschriften 0021 fol. 24v-25r Code of Justinian.jpg
13th-century manuscript of the Codex with the glossa ordinaria on the margins.
- Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana Ms Littera Florentina (Codex Florentinus) fol. 112v-113r Pandects excerpt.jpg
Digest excerpt (D. 6.1) from the 6th-century Littera Florentina.
- Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Ms Vatican Bibliotheca Palatina Latin 765 fol 50v-51r Institutiones Iustiniani cum Glossa ordinaria excerpt.jpg
14th-century manuscript of the Institutiones with glossa ordinaria.
The Novellae in a 14th-century manuscript with the glossa ordinaria.
