Cartularies in Medieval Europe: Texts and Contexts

11 a 12 de Junho de 2015

National Archive Torre do Tombo

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Organized by Centre for Classical Studies, in collaboration with CSIC, Centre of History of the University of Lisbon and National Archive Torre do Tombo Over the last two decades, cartularies have been seen as an object of study in themselves, not only for the wealth of information they provide or for the problems of authenticity, but as organized 'deposits' of memory and of control of property. This meeting aims at creating an opportunity for all those involved in Medieval cartularies to discuss concrete experiences of studying and editing European cartularies from the 12th-13th centuries.

Without dismissing a global overview of this phenomenon, we aim at approaching the topic through specific case studies and by taking into account the different ways in which medieval institutions built their own memory. Therefore, it is also essential to pay attention to non-diplomatic texts copied in or written in close relation to the cartularies (e.g. hagiography or historiography), and to the codices in terms of paleography, codicology and decoration.