REMINDER SEMINAR: PetrIUS and Printed Canon Law Paratexts up to ca. 1600 (Poznań: Centre for Ius Commune, Adam Mickiewicz University, 24 FEB 2026 - 11:00 CET, online)

 

(Source: Liber extra, edition of Paris 1499, Basel University Library, Nn III 10)

The Centre for Ius Commune has been established at Adam Mickiewicz University to implement the ERC Starting Grant PetrIUS: Petrification of ius commune through printed paratexts led by Piotr Alexandrowicz. The project aims to trace the origins, evolution, and consolidation of marginalia (paratexts) added to printed editions of the Roman and canon law sources. By examining their variations and significance, the project will demonstrate how paratexts shaped the interpretation of Roman and canon law in the early modern period and determine whether the printed marginalia influenced the legal education and practice. More information on the project can be found here: link.

The Centre will also host events related to ongoing research and to broader topics concerning late medieval and early modern ius commune. In the first meeting Piotr Alexandrowicz will talk in general about the project and the first observations on the development of canon law printed paratexts. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, 24.02.2026 at 11 am CET. It will be organised in a hybrid format; to join online use the link to the MS Teams: link.

The Centre welcomes collaboration with scholars working on late medieval and early modern ius commune. If you want to learn more about the Centre or contact the Centre do not hesitate to email the team members Piotr Alexandrowicz (piotr.alexandrowicz@amu.edu.pl) or Matthew Cleary (matthew.cleary@amu.edu.pl).