Four Doctors of Bologna
Their teachings in the law school of Bologna were based on
Of the four the strongest contrast in interpretations of the revived Roman law were Bulgarus and Martinus. Bulgarus took the law at face value and applied the narrowest interpretation, the ius strictum; Martinus, on the other hand, applied the legal principle of aequitas, "equity" or "equivalence", which permitted broad latitude in extending Roman principles to modern situations. The followers of Bulgarus, the Bulgari, held sway in Bologna in the following generation, as nostri doctores ("our doctors"), while the followers of Martinus, the Gosiani, taught particularly in southern France.[2] The form of Questiones, questions and answers on the principles of law, rather than glosses on specific texts, was the particular contribution of Hugo.[3]
In the 13th century the combined tradition of the doctores bononienses were summarized in the form of a
References
- ^ Wessels, Johannes Wilhelmus; Hoeflich, Michael H (1908). History of the Roman-Dutch Law. Grahamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa: African Book Co. p. 115.
- ^ a b c Peter Landau, "The development of law" in The New Cambridge Medieval History :124f.
- ^ Porta Ravennata, the "Ravenna gate" of Bologna, was the location of Hugo's classrooms.
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