Vernacular law: writing and the reinvention of customary law in medieval France
A new understanding of the transformative effect of vernacular writing on customary law in medieval France.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Kuskowski, Ada, 1978-, Vernacular law : writing and the reinvention of customary law in medieval France] (2023) (Kamali, Elizabeth Papp)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in Legal History Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
France
/ Customary law
/ Anthropology of law
/ History 500-1500
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| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | A new understanding of the transformative effect of vernacular writing on customary law in medieval France. Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Text -- Introduction Vernacular Writing and the Transformation of Customary Law in Medieval France -- Part I Written Custom and the Formation of Vernacular Law -- 1 What Is Custom? Concept and Literary Practice -- 2 Composing Customary Law as a Vernacular Law -- 3 Writing a 'ius non scriptum': Writtenness, Memory, and Change -- Part II Political and Intellectual Tensions -- 4 Uneasy Jurisdictions: Lay and Ecclesiastical Law -- 5 Roman Law, Authority, and Creative Citation -- Part III Implications -- 6 Custom in Lawbooks and Records of Legal Practice -- 7 Dynamic Text: Dialectic, Manuscript Culture, and Customary Law -- 8 Implications of Circulating Text: Crafting a French Common Law -- Conclusion: Lasting Model and Professional Community -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-21791-0 |
