Greetings, Listmates. I have two queries, arising from my reading of
Zimmermann's edition of papal documents (Papsturkunden, 896-1046).
The first has to do with the edition itself, and the signs used by the
editor to distinguish various documents. I have been unable to find an
explanation of these signs in the edition itself, so I conclude that they
are standard in Austrian textual criticism. After slogging through the
notes to each document, I finally figured out that those marked with a
"dagger" were forgeries. However, there are also documents marked with a
sidewise carat (on my computer, < ), and I can't figure out what Zimmermann
is trying to convey by this. Could anyone with more experience enlighten
me?
My other question has to do with a formula found in the documents
themselves, specifically in letters by which the pope grants the pallium to
one archbishop or another. Usually these include an exhortation to the
archbishop to lead a virtuous life, thereby setting an example for the
people of his archdiocese, often involving the following words: Itaque
vita tua filiis tuis sit regula . . . I am particularly interested in this
phrase because I am currently working on the idea of popes and bishops as
spiritual fathers. I thought it might come from Gregory I's Pastoral Care,
but I haven't been able to find it there. Does it ring a bell with anyone?
Is it just a diplomatic formula, or is there some other source. Any help
would be much appreciated.
Megan
Megan McLaughlin
Associate Professor of History and Women's Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
309 Gregory Hall, 810 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801 U.S.A.
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