Notaries on the Western Borders of the Empire: The case of Provence (11th to Early 13th Centuries)
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https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-2214/11372Keywords:
Middle Ages, 12th Century, Provence, Notaries, Documents, Consuls, BordersAbstract
This paper will observe the specificities of the notariat in medieval Provence, a region in continuous contact with the large Italian cities and located on the western fringes of the Empire. The geographical proximity to Italy and the frequency of trade relations with the Italian cities led to the interpretation of the notariat in this region as an institution modelled on the Italian model and inspired by a common law of Bolognese derivation. The technical-juridical culture developed between the 11th and 12th centuries, clearly visible in the structure of the documents produced in which scribes are almost never mentioned and the authority of the document relies on often non-textual factors, clarifies the evolution of notarial practices in the region’s main cities and the energetic control of municipal institutions over the forms of their documents.
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