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Some Suggestions for the Study of Interpolations

Some Suggestions for the Study of Interpolations SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE STUDY OF INTERPOLATIONS by TONY HONORÉ (Oxford) I. Principles Roman legal science has moved through a revolution so far as the detection and study of interpolations by Justinian's commissioners are concerned. A radi- cal movement, active until the Second World War, has slowly given way to a conservative backlash'. At the same time much work has been done on interme- diate layers of text between the classical originals and Justinian's overlay: Text- stufen. These seem often to take the form of glosses on or explanations of words or passages in the original texts2, and can therefore often be recognized by their relation to genuine parts of the text. What about interpolations? In the new state of Roman legal science, how are these to be recognized? Of course, any general guide will be of limited value. This short contribution aims, however, with the help of simple examples, to il- lustrate thoughts which come to mind after a long period spent studying two of the authors whose work is most relevant to the topic: Ulpian and Tribonian. Ul- pian contributed 40 or 41 percent of the material in the Digest, depending on whether one counts lines http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Legal History Review / Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1981 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0040-7585
eISSN
1571-8190
DOI
10.1163/157181981X00135
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Abstract

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE STUDY OF INTERPOLATIONS by TONY HONORÉ (Oxford) I. Principles Roman legal science has moved through a revolution so far as the detection and study of interpolations by Justinian's commissioners are concerned. A radi- cal movement, active until the Second World War, has slowly given way to a conservative backlash'. At the same time much work has been done on interme- diate layers of text between the classical originals and Justinian's overlay: Text- stufen. These seem often to take the form of glosses on or explanations of words or passages in the original texts2, and can therefore often be recognized by their relation to genuine parts of the text. What about interpolations? In the new state of Roman legal science, how are these to be recognized? Of course, any general guide will be of limited value. This short contribution aims, however, with the help of simple examples, to il- lustrate thoughts which come to mind after a long period spent studying two of the authors whose work is most relevant to the topic: Ulpian and Tribonian. Ul- pian contributed 40 or 41 percent of the material in the Digest, depending on whether one counts lines

Journal

The Legal History Review / Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du DroitBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1981

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