Interpreting Monastic Cartularies in Northwest Europe, 900-1200: Thirty Years of Scholarship
Since the publication of Les cartulaires in 1993, the study of cartularies has evolved in two main directions: as part of a broader documentary culture and studying regional or textual patterns using digital tools and postmodern approaches. This article offers an overview of interpretive trends sinc...
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| description | Since the publication of Les cartulaires in 1993, the study of cartularies has evolved in two main directions: as part of a broader documentary culture and studying regional or textual patterns using digital tools and postmodern approaches. This article offers an overview of interpretive trends since then, focusing on monastic cartularies in northwestern Europe in the Central Middle Ages. It outlines the diverse discourses incorporated in these cartularies, involving patrimony, commemoration, communal identity, and history. It then explores the variable forms of monastic cartularies, including smaller groupings of charters, and their functions. It argues that monastic writers carefully framed their re-presentation charters from their archives, to impart multiple messages to their medieval audiences. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4a4efa990a35426f8555e924a2e417912025-02-06T17:49:08ZengEdiciones Universidad de SalamancaStudia Historica. Historia Medieval2445-35952024-03-01421254610.14201/shhme2023421254636998Interpreting Monastic Cartularies in Northwest Europe, 900-1200: Thirty Years of ScholarshipRobert Berkhofer0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-2089Western Michigan UniversitySince the publication of Les cartulaires in 1993, the study of cartularies has evolved in two main directions: as part of a broader documentary culture and studying regional or textual patterns using digital tools and postmodern approaches. This article offers an overview of interpretive trends since then, focusing on monastic cartularies in northwestern Europe in the Central Middle Ages. It outlines the diverse discourses incorporated in these cartularies, involving patrimony, commemoration, communal identity, and history. It then explores the variable forms of monastic cartularies, including smaller groupings of charters, and their functions. It argues that monastic writers carefully framed their re-presentation charters from their archives, to impart multiple messages to their medieval audiences.https://revistas.usal.es/uno/index.php/Studia_H_Historia_Medieval/article/view/31529cartulariesmonastic archiveschartersdocumentary cultureenglandfrance |
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| title | Interpreting Monastic Cartularies in Northwest Europe, 900-1200: Thirty Years of Scholarship |
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| title_short | Interpreting Monastic Cartularies in Northwest Europe, 900-1200: Thirty Years of Scholarship |
| title_sort | interpreting monastic cartularies in northwest europe 900 1200 thirty years of scholarship |
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