Bartholomew of Brescia
Bartholomew of Brescia (b. probably in the second half of the 12th century at Brescia; died  1258) was an Italian canonist. Life
He studied Roman and ecclesiastical law at Bologna, where he himself became a teacher. It is believed that he was murdered, when Ezzelino, the leader of the Ghibellines, captured Brescia (1258). Works
His literary work consisted almost entirely in the revision of the productions of other writers. His "Brocarda", or Canonical Rules (Lyons, 1519), were a working-over of those of Damasus (12th and 13th centuries); his "Casus decretorum" were a revision of the "Casus" of Benencasa (d. c. 1206); the "Historiae super libro Decretorum" reproduced the work of an unknown author. Both his "Casus" and "Historiae" derive their importance from their incorporation into the Paris edition (1505) of Gratian's Decretum. The "Ordo Judiciarius" of Tancred (d. c. 1235) was also revised by Bartholomew. More important than the preceding works was his "Glossa Ordinaria" to the "Decretum" of Gratian, a correction of the "Glossa", or "Apparatus", of Johannes Teutonicus Zemeke (13th century). His only certain independent work was the "Quaestiones dominicales et veneriales", lectures delivered on Sundays and Fridays. Editions

References

Schulte, Gesch. der Quellen u. Literatur des kan. Rechts (Stuttgart, 1875–80), II, 83-88
Scherer in Kirchenlexikon (2d ed., Freiburg, 1882), I, 2055, 2056
Hugo von Hurter, Nomenclator literarius theologiae catholicae (3rd ed., 1903)

External links
Casus decretorum, 1301-1325, at the National Library of Portugal 
Ordo judiciarius, 1351-1400, at the National Library of Portugal 

1258 deaths
Canon law jurists
13th-century Italian jurists
Year of birth unknown
13th-century writers in Latin