Investigates papal government in the later-twelfth century, focusing on the decrees issued at papal councils, and their reception.

Offers information on the Third Lateran Council (1179) as part of the Catholic Encyclopedia of New Advent, Inc. Lists the canons of the council.

English, Greek, and Latin. Includes the documents in the original text, a reproduction of Conciliorum oecumenicorum decreta, and English translations. Includes

The Use of Canon Law in Ecclesiastical Administration, 1000–1234 integrates the textual analysis necessary to understand the evolution and transmission of the