Two priests from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 342v
Detail of a miniature of two priests celebrating masses, at the beginning of part III, 'De consecratione'. Image taken from f. 342v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manusc... More
Clerk disputing with laymen from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 148
Detail of a miniature of a clerk disputing with laymen, with a foliate initial 'C'(lericus), at the beginning of causa 11. Image taken from f. 148 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The ... More
Sick clerk proposing to become a monk from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 207v
Detail of a miniature of a clerk in bed and a monk, at the beginning of causa 17. Image taken from f. 207v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also kno... More
King from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 1
Detail of a miniature of an enthroned king dictating the law to a scribe, with three clerics and a soldier, at the beginning of Distinctio 1. Image taken from f. 1 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Writte... More
Bishop and monks from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 210v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop and two monks, at the beginning of causa 18. Image taken from f. 210v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known ... More
Bishop ordaining clerics from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 155v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop before an altar and two kneeling clerics, at the beginning of causa 9. Image taken from f. 155v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscri... More
Bishop and litigants from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 188
Detail of a miniature of a bishop as judge and two litigants, at the beginning of causa 14. Image taken from f. 188 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection,... More
Boy received into a monastery from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 82v
Detail of a miniature of a boy being received into a monastery, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 1. Image taken from f. 82v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
Judge separating husband and wife from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 284
Detail of a miniature of a monk or a canon as judge separating a husband and wife holding a baby, at the beginning of causa 30. Image taken from f. 284 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
Two novices from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 201
Detail of a miniature of a monk and two laymen with a monastic habit, illustrating the case of two novices, one of whom becomes a monk, while the other returns to the world, with a foliate initial 'D'(uo), at t... More
Bishop degraded from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 102v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop degraded before four clerics, and a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 2. Image taken from f. 102v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
Marriage ceremony from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 272
Detail of a miniature of a marriage ceremony, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 32. Image taken from f. 272 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Man... More
Abbot and monks from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 180v
Detail of a miniature of an abbot and three monks in a church, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 16. Image taken from f. 180v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin.... More
Clerks and bishop from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 199v
Detail of a miniature of clerics before a bishop and an altar, illustrating the clerics asking permission to leave their church or canon community and move to a monastery, at the beginning of causa 19. Image ta... More
Baptism of an infant from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 267
Detail of a miniature of the baptism of an infant, at the beginning of causa 30. Image taken from f. 267 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known... More
Two clerks before a bishop from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 212v
Detail of a miniature of two clerks before a bishop, at the beginning of causa 19. Image taken from f. 212v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also kn... More
Widower from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 309
Detail of a miniature of a death woman in bad, and a marriage ceremony, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 35. Image taken from f. 309 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written i... More
Bishop before the pope from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 146
Detail of a miniature of a bishop kneeling before the pope with a monk behind him, illustrating a case of a bishop asking the pope to appoint his successor, at the beginning of causa 7. Image taken from f. 146 ... More
Two laymen and a cleric from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 169v
Detail of a miniature of two laymen discussing with a cleric, and two churches with altars, illustrating a case of people moving from one diocese to another, with a foliate initial 'D'(iocesiani), at the beginn... More
Judge and plaintiffs from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 173
Detail of a miniature of a judge with canons and two laymen before him, with a foliate initial 'C'(anonici), at the beginning of causa 14. Image taken from f. 173 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written... More
Novice returning to the world from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 213v
Detail of a miniature of a monk, a laymen, and a man putting on secular clothes, illustrating a novice returning to the world, at the beginning of causa 20. Image taken from f. 213v of Decretum, with the glossa... More
Accused bishop from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 140v
Detail of a miniature of a pope as an ecclesiastical judge with a bishop, and an accuser with a sealed document, at the beginning of causa 5. Image taken from f. 140v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Wri... More
Bishop restored from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 119v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop being restored to his former position, and a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 3. Image taken from f. 119v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written i... More
Dying bishop from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 152
Detail of a miniature of a dying bishop in bed administering an oath to two canons, at the beginning of causa 8. Image taken from f. 152 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal M... More
Bishop excommunicating a priest from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 263
Detail of a miniature of a bishop holding a candle and a priest, illustrating the excommunication of the priest, at the beginning of causa 26. Image taken from f. 263 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Wri... More
Bishop as judge from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 130v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop acting as a judge in the case of an accused monk, with two lay accusers, and a foliate initial 'D'(uo), at the beginning of causa 6. Image taken from f. 130v of Decretum, with ... More
Bishop, pope, and king from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 259v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop, the pope, and a king, at the beginning of causa 25. Image taken from f. 259v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, als... More
Bishop as judge from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 245
Detail of a miniature of a bishop judging between a clerk and a monk with two sheaves behind them illustrating the subject of the litigation, with a foliate initial 'S'(acrosancta), at the beginning of causa 25... More
Pilgrim reclaiming his wife from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 334
Detail of a miniature of judge with a pilgrim and a man and a woman before him, at the beginning of causa 34. Image taken from f. 334 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manu... More
Two bishops before a judge from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 161v
Detail of a miniature of two bishops before a secular judge, at the beginning of causa 11. Image taken from f. 161v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection,... More
Bishop substituting a priest from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 142v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop with two priests, one before an altar, illustrating a case of a bishop removing a priest from a church and substituting another, with a foliate initial 'S'(ententia), at the be... More
Boy received into a monastery from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 90
Detail of a miniature of a boy being received into a monastery, at the beginning of causa 1. Image taken from f. 90 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection,... More
Institution of a monk from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 195
Detail of a miniature of a monk and two priests illustrating a case of monk instituted by his abbot, at the beginning of causa 16. Image taken from f. 195 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Lati... More
Widow from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 270
Detail of a miniature of a dying man with a woman at this bed, and the woman marring another man, illustrating a case of a widow who married a man with whom she had committed an adultery, with a foliate initial... More
Bishop and pleaders from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 191
Detail of a miniature of a bishop as judge, with another bishop presenting two kneeling clerics, at the beginning of causa 15. Image taken from f. 191 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
Judge and a man and wife from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 280
Detail of a miniature of a judge with a man and his wife before him, with a foliate initial 'M'(aleficiis), at the beginning of causa 33. Image taken from f. 280 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written ... More
Matrimonial litigants from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 282v
Detail of a miniature of a lay man and woman before a monk or a canon, at the beginning of causa 29. Image taken from f. 282v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript C... More
Matrimonial litigants from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 270
Detail of a miniature of a monk as judge with a cleric and a lay man and woman, at the beginning of causa 27. Image taken from f. 270 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manu... More
Consecration of a church from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 316v
Detail of a miniature of the consecration of a church, with a foliate initial 'D'(e), at the beginning of pars 3, De consecratione. Image taken from f. 316v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in La... More
Bishop and laymen from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 158
Detail of a miniature of a bishop as a judge, with another bishop and a laymen before him, at the beginning of causa 10. Image taken from f. 158 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL... More
Judgement from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 145
Detail of a miniature of a pope or an ecclesiastical judge and a bishop and a lay plaintiff before him, with a foliate initial 'Quidam', at the beginning of causa 10. Image taken from f. 145 of Decretum, with t... More
Accused bishop from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 112
Detail of a miniature of a bishop as a judge with another bishop and a clerk before him, at the beginning of causa 2. Image taken from f. 112 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Ro... More
Clerk and a woman from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 176
Detail of a miniature of a clerk and a woman, and the clerk committing a homicide, with a foliate initial 'Sacerdos', at the beginning of causa 15. Image taken from f. 176 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria... More
Clerks before judges from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 205v
Detail of a miniature of a clerk swearing before a secular judge and a bishop, with a foliate initial 'E'(piscopus), at the beginning of causa 22. Image taken from f. 205v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria... More
Bishops and laymen before the pope from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 226
Detail of a miniature of two bishops and two knights before the pope, at the beginning of causa 23. Image taken from f. 226 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Col... More
Marriage from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 288
Detail of a miniature of a marriage, at the beginning of causa 31. Image taken from f. 288 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal ... More
Man and woman at a feast from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 341
Detail of a miniature of a man and a woman at a feast, at the beginning of causa 36. Image taken from f. 341 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also k... More
Clerks before judges from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 203
Detail of a miniature of a clerk before a secular judge, and a clerk before a bishop, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 21. Image taken from f. 203 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordina... More
Bishop and plaintiffs from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 212v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop and four plaintiffs before him, with a foliate initial 'E'(piscopus), at the beginning of causa 23. Image taken from f. 212v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in ... More
Layman attending a mass from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 183v
Detail of a miniature of a priest celebrating a mass and a kneeling layman, at the beginning of causa 13. Image taken from f. 183v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manusc... More
Pope, litigant bishops and advisers from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 133v
Detail of a miniature of a pope acting as a judge with two litigant bishops and their advisers, with a foliate initials 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 7. Image taken from f. 133v of Decretum, with the Gl... More
Young man and woman from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 315v
Detail of a miniature of a young man receiving a chalice and a money bag from a young woman, illustrating a case of an abused girl, with a foliate initial 'F'(iliam), at the beginning of causa 36. Image taken f... More
Abbot and litigant bishops from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 197
Detail of a miniature of an abbot and litigant bishops with their advisers before him, with a foliate initial 'A'(bbas), at the beginning of causa 18. Image taken from f. 197 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordina... More
Matrimonial litigants from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 335
Detail of a miniature of a bishop as judge with a man and a couple with two children before him, at the beginning of causa 35. Image taken from f. 335 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
Dying clerk from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 159v
Detail of a miniature of a dying clerk with two clerks at his bed, illustrating the making of a will, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 12. Image taken from f. 159v of Decretum, with ... More
Layman accusing a bishop from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 138
Detail of a miniature of a layman accusing a bishop before a judge, at the beginning of causa 4. Image taken from f. 138 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collec... More
Boy received into a monastery from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 82v
Detail of a miniature of a boy being received into a monastery, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 1. Image taken from f. 82v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
Ill clerk from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 193v
Detail of a miniature of an ill clerk with an abbot and two monks at his bed, illustrating a case of a clerk proposing to become a monk, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 17. Image ta... More
Clerk and bishop before a secular judge from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 216
Detail of a miniature of a clerk and a bishop before a secular judge, at the beginning of causa 21. Image taken from f. 216 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Col... More
Dying clerk making a will from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 173
Detail of a miniature of a dying clerk in bed dictating his will, at the beginning of causa 12. Image taken from f. 173 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collect... More
Bishop excommunicating priests from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 248
Detail of a miniature of a bishop holding a candle with two priests, illustrating their excommunication, at the beginning of causa 24. Image taken from f. 248 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in ... More
Pope and three bishops from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 128v
Detail of a miniature of a pope as a judge and three bishops before him, and a foliate initial 'I'(n infamiam), at the beginning of causa 5. Image taken from f. 128v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Writ... More
Bishop and a clerk before a bishop from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 218
Detail of a miniature of a bishop as judge, with another bishop and a clerk before him, at the beginning of causa 22. Image taken from f. 218 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Ro... More
Pilgrim and his wife from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 308
Miniature of two pilgrims, a women and a man before a judge, illustrating a case of a pilgrim reclaiming his wife, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 34. Image taken from f. 308 of Dec... More
King dictating the law from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 6
Detail of a miniature of a king dictating the law with a soldier and a lawyer before him, at the beginning of distinctio 1. Image taken from f. 6 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The B... More
Marriage ceremony from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 255v
Detail of a miniature of a marriage ceremony, and a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 27. Image taken from f. 255v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Man... More
King from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 1
Miniature of an enthroned king dictating the law to a scribe, with three clerics and a soldier, at the beginning of Distinctio 1. Image taken from f. 1 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
Bishop depriving a priest from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 234v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop distributing communion and a priest behind him, illustrating a case of the priest deprived of his office, with a foliate initial 'E'(piscopus), at the beginning of causa 24. Im... More
Marriage from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 290v
Detail of a miniature of a marriage with a couple kneeling and a priest celebrating a mass, at the beginning of causa 32. Image taken from f. 290v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The ... More
Accusation of a bishop from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 127
Detail of a miniature of a pope as a judge, with a bishop and a boy accusing another bishop, with a foliate initial 'I'(n), at the beginning of causa 4. Image taken from f. 127 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordi... More
Marriage ceremony from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 262v
Detail of a miniature of a marriage ceremony, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 28. Image taken from f. 262v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Ma... More
Matrimonial litigants from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 302
Detail of a miniature of a judge with a man and a woman before him, at the beginning of causa 33. Image taken from f. 302 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Colle... More
Bishop and litigants from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 249
Detail of a miniature of a bishop as a judge and three litigants, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 26. Image taken from f. 249 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Lati... More
Dying bishop from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 139v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop in bed indicating his successor, and a foliate initial 'I'(n extremis), at the beginning of causa 8. Image taken from f. 139v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in... More
Matrimonial litigants from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 269v
Detail of a miniature of a monk as judge with a cleric and a lay man and woman, at the beginning of causa 27. Image taken from f. 269v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Man... More
Monk enthroned from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 279
Detail of a miniature of a monk (or a canon) enthroned, with two monks on either side, at the beginning of causa 28. Image taken from f. 279 of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Roy... More
Bishop and two lay accusers from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 143
Detail of a miniature of a bishop as a judge, with another bishop, and two laymen, one of whom swearing on an open book, illustrating a case of a bishop accused of simony, at the beginning of causa 6. Image tak... More
Marriage ceremony from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 266
Detail of a miniature of a marriage ceremony, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 29. Image taken from f. 266 of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Man... More