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Kaschke, Soren and Mischke, Britta (2019). Capitularies in the Carolingian Period. History Compass, 17 (10). HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1478-0542

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Abstract

The capitularies of Carolingian kings and emperors are amongst the most important sources for the governance of the Frankish empire in the eighth and ninth century. They are usually rated as normative texts that convey decisions taken at court, in particular, on legislative, judicial, and administrative matters, across the realm. However, the actual range of these texts is even larger. Topics covered may include the reforming of the church, provisions for the imperial succession, agendas of an upcoming assembly, and private notes or summaries of deliberations at court. All extant capitularies are exclusively transmitted in the context of collections produced locally, most likely by royal agents or office holders. Recent research is increasingly looking beyond the relevance of capitularies for Frankish legal 0history. Instead, new approaches investigate the role of capitularies as flexible tools of governance and as important sources for the communication between the ruler and his elites on practical as well as moral issues.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kaschke, Soren UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mischke, Britta UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-141824
DOI:	10.1111/hic3.12592
Journal or Publication Title:	History Compass
Volume:	17
Number:	10
Date:	2019
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1478-0542
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language History Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14182