ANALYSIS OF MEDIEVAL DOCUMENTARY SOURCES
Stampa
Enrollment year
2015/2016
Academic year
2017/2018
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
M-STO/09 (PALAEOGRAPHY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Course
HUMANITIES
Curriculum
LETTERE MODERNE
Year of study
Period
2nd semester (26/02/2018 - 01/06/2018)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
ANSANI MICHELE (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
An adequate knowledge of institutional medieval history and latin is required.
Learning outcomes
The course intends to suggest some standing points and critical reflection tools about structures and specific languages of medieval documentary sources, with particular attention to dynamics (tradition/experimentation) that qualify sources production in changing phases of political and institutional systems.
Course contents
In the course will be analyzed, by means of texts reading and commentary, the chief typologies of medieval documentary sources, with special attention to relations between documental practice, laws and justice.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
J. Le Goff, Documento/Monumento, in ID., Storia e memoria, Torino 1988.
P. Cammarosano, Italia medievale. Struttura e geografia delle fonti scritte, Roma 2000.
Not regular attenders have also to read:
La memoria delle chiese. Cancellerie vescovili e culture notarili nell'Italia centro-settentrionale (secoli X-XIII), a cura di P. Cancian, Torino 1995: on line in 'Reti Medievali' digital library, Albini here.
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Further information
Oral exam
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