LO STATUTO DEL COLLEGIO DEI DOCTORES ARTIUM ET MEDICINAE DELL’UNIVERSITA’ DI PAVIA DEL 1409: LA COPIA COMPLETA RITROVATA

Abstract

This paper describes the copy of the Statuta Collegii doctorum Artium et Medicinae issued for the University of Pavia in 1409, recently rediscovered at the Pavia University History Museum. The most ancient part of the manuscript, which dates to 16th century, witnesses the complete text of the 15th century Statuta, whereas the copy previously known, which dates to 18th century, lacks of ten chapters. The manuscript also contains subsequent amendments and most of the names of the members of the Collegium from 1409 to 1762. Particular attention is paid, in this presentation, to the institutional framework implied by the Statuta; with that aim, its formula of approval (dated February 1409) and the chapter which lists the books on which doctoral examinations in Pavia were based are transcribed.