Comparing the Earliest Documentary Culture in Carolingian Catalonia
Jonathan Jarrett
Although historical work on the early Middle Ages relies to an enormous extent evidence provided by charters and other such documents, paradigms within which documents are interpreted have changed relatively slowly unevenly. The critical turn, increasing availability of digital tools corpora for study, acceptance among charter specialists that their discipline can inform a wider field all encourage rethinking. From 2006 2011 series sessions at Leeds International Medieval Congress addressed this applying new critiques technologies medieval diplomatic material from over Europe. This volume collects some best these papers young scholars adds related another session. subjects range reinterpretations Carolingian or Anglo-Saxon political history, through production use ranks society subsequent preservation Spain Germany England Italy, explorations media leading kinds results evidence. result is array perspectives makes important contribution recent reconsiderations studies. It will wide audience walks
International medieval research