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Law and authority in the early middle ages : the Frankish leges in the Carolingian period /

"The barbarian law codes, compiled between the sixth to eighth centuries, were copied remarkably frequently in the Carolingian ninth century. They provide crucial evidence for early medieval society, including the settlement of disputes, the nature of political authority, literacy, and the cons...

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Main Author: Faulkner, Thomas
Format: Printed Book
Series:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought : fourth series
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Online Access:Book review (H-Net)
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Table of Contents:
  • The minor leges PART I. problems, backgrround , Lex Ribuaria, Ewa ad Amorem
  • The minor leges 2. SAXONY and the Lex Saxonum
  • The additional capitularies
  • The reading of normative texts : benedictus levita and regino
  • The manuscripts of the lege-SCRIPTORIUM.
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The minor leges part 1. Problems, background, Lex Ribuaria, ad Amorem; 2. The minor leges part 2. Saxony and the Lex Saxonum; 3. The additional capitularies; 4. The reading of normative texts: Benedictus Levita and Regino; 5. The manuscripts of the 'leges-scriptorium'; Conclusion; Editions; Bibliography; Index.