III. Regesta decretalium et extravagantes. The Use of Papal Decretals around 1200

Summary In my paper I will not classify decretal collections on the basis of the letters they include. However, I want to look at the totality of form and content of manuscripts, codicological and paleographical aspects as well as the typology of decretals. My thesis is that they were used in different types of transfer and that the production and spread of decretals happened mainly in the Paris Basin. My article will be presented in the following sections: 1. Introduction; 2. Deconstructibility of Decretals and Extravagants; 3. Materiality and Use of Decretal Collections; 4. Paratexts or “Layout on Page Margins”; 5. Pre-Gratian Decretals; 6. Paris Basin – Use of decretals in Schools; 7. Conclusion