Senza memoria? La conservazione delle scritture comunitarie nel Milanese (secoli XIV-XV)
at the end of the Middle ages only few of the hundreds of villages that composed the Milanese countryside had their own archives. Local notaries – and not the communities – preserved all public documents which were important for collective life. The essay examines this peculiar situation, arguing fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Milano University Press
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Studi di Storia Medioevale e di Diplomatica: Nuova Serie |
| Online Access: | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/SSMD/article/view/11536 |
| Summary: | at the end of the Middle ages only few of the hundreds of villages that composed the Milanese countryside had their own archives. Local notaries – and not the communities – preserved all public documents which were important for collective life. The essay examines this peculiar situation, arguing for a close connection between record-keeping practices and socio-political balance in the region.
Keywords: archivi, comunità rurali, notai, Ducato di Milano; archives, rural communities, notaries, Duchy of Milan |
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| ISSN: | 1124-1268 2611-318X |