Charters and the Use of the Written Word in Medieval Society

"There have been periods of growth and of decrease in the quantity of writing produced in the medieval centuries. The present volume is concerned with qualitative developments, asking: which developments can be distinguished in the roles played by writing in medieval societies? In which fields was writing used, and by whom? Why did these changes take place? When attempting to answer these questions, the scholar confronts basic questions about the sources at one's disposal. Why were documents written? Why were they preserved and in what form? The volume pays especial attention to charters, since these documents have been continuously present throughout the Middle Ages. They also had an impact on most layers of society." -- provided by publisher This Collection Of Papers Contains The Proceedings Of Two Conferences Held During 1999 At Utrecht And Leeds. The Papers Discuss The Development And Use Of Writing In Medieval Society During Specific Periods And In Specific Geographical Areas. Towards A Reappraisal Of Carolingian Sovereign Charters / Mark Mersiowsky. -- Country Clerci And The Composition Of English Twelfth- And Thirteenth- Century Private Charters / David Postles. -- The Development Of Charters Confirming Exchange By The Royal Administration (eighth-tenth Centuries) / Philippe Depreux. -- What To Write In Court: Literacy And Lawsuits In Late Medieval Austria / Herwig Weigl. -- From Memory To Written Record In The Periphery Of Medieval Latinitas: The Case Of Poland In The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries / Anna Adamska. -- Goatskin And Growing Literacy: The Penetration Of Writing In The Former Counties Of Holland And Zeeland In The Thirteenth Century In Relation To The Changes Of The Internal And External Features Of The Charters Issued / Eef Dukhof. -- The Writing Of Charters In Scotland And Ireland In The Twelfth Century / Dauvit Broun. -- The Use Of Charters And Other Documents In Prĕmyslide Bohemia / Ivan Hlavácĕk. -- Originals And Cartularies: The Organization Of Archival Memory (ninth Eleventh Centuries) / Georges Declercq. The Metamorphosis Of Three Monastic Charter Collections In The Eleventh Century (saint-amand, Saint-riquier, Montier-en-der) / Laurent Morelle. -- Between Memoria, Historiography And Pragmatic Literacy: The Liber Delegacionum Of Reichersberg / Alexander Hecht. -- From Improvised Theatre To Scripted Roles: Literacy And Changes In Communication In North Italian Law Courts (twelfth-thirteenth Centuries) / Franz-josef Arlinghaus. -- Textualising Peasant Enquiries: German Weistümer Between Orality And Literacy / Simon Teuscher. Edited By Karl Heidecker. This Volume Contains The Proceedings Of Two Gatherings ... An Utrecht Symposium On Medieval Literacy, Charters: The Development Of Writing In Medieval Society Held On 29 April 1999 In Utrecht, And Three Consecutive Sessions On Charters And The Use Of The Written Word During The International Medieval Congress At Leeds On 12 July 1999 ... Both Organized By The Utrecht Pionier Project Verschriftelijking--pref. Includes Bibliographical References. Front matter (“Contents”, “Preface”, “Abbreviations”), p. i Free Access Introduction, p. 1 Karl Heidecker https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4296 Towards a Reappraisal of Carolingian Sovereign Charters, p. 15 Mark Mersiowsky https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4297 Country Clerici and the Composition of English Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Charters, p. 27 David Postles https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4298 The Development of Charters Confirming Exchange by the Royal Administration (Eighth-Tenth Centuries), p. 43 Philippe Depreux https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4299 What to Write in Court: Literacy and Lawsuits in Late Medieval Austria, p. 63 Herwig Weigl https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4300 “From Memory to Written Record” in the Periphery of Medieval Latinitas: The Case of Poland in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries, p. 83 Anna Adamska https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4301 Goatskin and Growing Literacy: The Penetration of Writing in the Former Counties of Holland and Zeeland in the Thirteenth Century in Relation to the Changes of the Internal and External Features of the Charters Issued, p. 101 Eef Dijkhof https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4302 The Writing of Charters in Scotland and Ireland in the Twelfth Century, p. 113 Dauvit Broun https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4303 The Use of Charters and Other Documents in Přemyslide Bohemia, p. 133 Ivan Hlaváček https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4304 Originals and Cartularies: The Organization of Archival Memory (Ninth-Eleventh Centuries), p. 147 Georges Declercq https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4305 The Metamorphosis of Three Monastic Charter Collections in the Eleventh Century (Saint-Amand, Saint-Riquier, Montier-en-Der), p. 171 Laurent Morelle https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4306 Between Memoria, Historiography and Pragmatic Literacy: The Liber Delegacionum of Reichersberg, p. 205 Alexander Hecht https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4307 From “Improvised Theatre” to Scripted Roles: Literacy and Changes in Communication in North Italian Law Courts (Twelfth-Thirteenth Centuries), p. 215 Franz-Josef Arlinghaus https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4308 Textualising Peasant Enquiries: German Weistümer between Orality and Literacy, p. 239 Simon Teuscher https://doi.org/10.1484/M.USML-EB.3.4309