From memory or formulary
Timo Korkiakangas
This paper seeks to review the state of art concerning how documentary formulae were reproduced in early medieval private charters written Latin. I shall estimate which kind theoretical considerations and empirical evidence there are support one or other two main hypotheses, i.e., that i) charter scribes copied from models ii) they had memorized them memory each time wrote a new charter. propose memorization hypothesis is more robust, but also recognize intermediate positions.
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