Abbot Balsamon's Book: The Origins of Administrative Registers at Cava dei Tirreni
Through an examination of the contents, context, and material characteristics of the first administrative register surviving at the abbey of Cava dei Tirreni, this essay argues that the "documentary revolution" in thirteenth-century Italy was not only the accomplishment of the communal gov...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Catholic University of America Press
2022
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The catholic historical review
Year: 2022, Volume: 108, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-43 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Balsamo, Cava de' Tirreni, Abt -1232
/ Kloster Cava de' Tirreni
/ Index
/ Administration
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBJ Italy KCA Monasticism; religious orders SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Administration
B Monasticism B Italy B registers |
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| Summary: | Through an examination of the contents, context, and material characteristics of the first administrative register surviving at the abbey of Cava dei Tirreni, this essay argues that the "documentary revolution" in thirteenth-century Italy was not only the accomplishment of the communal governments of the north. Political instability throughout the peninsula in the late twelfth century fostered enduring changes in documentary practices in both monastic and diocesan institutions. The first Cava register, drawn up under Abbot Balsamon (r. 1208–1232)—possibly responding to the legislation of his sovereign, Emperor Frederick II—reveals that he and his brothers innovated to protect the property underpinning their religious life. The artifacts of their innovation, moreover, underscore the primary influence of temporal rulers, rather than the papacy, on ecclesiastical administrative practices. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-0708 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cat.2022.0000 |