Diplomatarium of the Crusader Kingdom of Valencia : The Registered Charters of Its Conqueror, Jaume I, 1257-1276. I: Society and Documentation in Crusader Valencia

This work is the introduction to a series of volumes that will make available over 2,000 documents from the registers of Jaume the Conqueror at the Crown Archives in Barcelona the most impressive archives of this kind outside the papal series, and the first extensive use of paper by a European government. Originally published in 1985. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Contents Illustrations Preface 1. The Realms of Aragon 2. Mining the Records; Huici 3. The Royal Archives: Evolution 4. King, Court, and Chancery 5. The Notariate 6. Chancery Procedures: King Alfonso’s Description 7. Codification: Pere’s Ordenacions 8. The Registers: Purpose and Scope 9. Codicology 10. Ink. Script. Calligraphy 11. Malforms. Abbreviations. Punctuation 12. Deletions. Titles. Paragraph Flourishes 13. Authentication: Monograms, Witness Lists, Chirographs, Seals 14. Chronology 15. Onomastics. Toponymy. Castellology 16. Metrology: Weights and Measures. Moneys. Numbers 17. Languages: Latin and the ‘Literate Mentality’ 18. Languages: Catalan, Valenciany Aragonese 19. Languages: Arabic. The Jewish Alfaquim (Hakīm). 20. Languages: The Latin Mechanics 21. Typology. Formulas 22. Rhetoric and Style 23. The Paper Revolution 24. Paper: Játiva and the Archives 25. Paper: Power Technology 26. Paper: Government Control 27. Paper: Marketing 28. Paper: Materials, Measurements, Techniques, Zigzag 29. Content: Islamic and Christian Societies in Symbiosis 30. Content: Administering the Frontier 31. Content: Public Finance, Development, Taxes 32. Content: Utilities, Commerce 33. Content: Religion 34. Content: Land Settlement 35. Content: Military Defensi 36. Content: Miscellany 37. Register Catalogs for Valencia: Martinez Ferrando; Régné 38. Editorial Presentation Bibliography of Published Works Cited Index