Bazianus

(Johannes Bassianus)

Biography

• Born in Bologna and studied there.
• Probably the first doctor iuris utriusque.
• taught Canon Law.
• Canon at the Cathedral of Bologna.
• Death: 22^nd February 1197.

Activities as Canonist

• Glossator (esp. Summa Authenticarum).
• Wrote the probably most universal apparatus to the Decretum.
• Wrote: Avernorum consuetudines, De regulis iuris; Lecturae ad D.41,2; Libellus de ordine iudiciorum, Summa “Quicumque vult”, Summa ad Pandectas, Summa de accusationibus, Arbor actionum, Panegyricus divinae…Philosophiae.

Editions and Sources

• BASSIANUS, Johannes: Avernorum consuetudines, opus recens natum…acceßit praeterea sub finem operis capitm omnium elenchus gallico sermone, Vincent, Lugduni 1548.
• BASSIANUS, Johannes: Panegyricus divinae…Philosophiae, Lugdunum 1548.
• Bassianus, Johannes: Summa cum glossis Bassiani.
• BRINZ, Aloiysius (ed.): Arbor actionum. Pro loco in senatu academic rite obtinendo, Junge, Erlangen 1854.
• WAHRMUND, Ludwig (ed.): Die summa „Quicumque vult“ des Johannes Bassianus, Wagner, Innsbruck 1925.
• For the Summa Authenticum see Virtuelle Handschriftenbibliothek der Schweiz.

Introductory Secondary Literature

• See entry at Alkuin.
• See entry in: Deutsche Biographie.
• See Index Theologicus.
• SCHULTE, Johann Friedrich: Die Geschichte der Quellen und Literatur des canonischen Rechts. Von Gratian bis auf die Gegenwart, Vol. 1, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1875, pp. 154-156.