cartulary
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːrtjʊləri/
- Archaic
- The monastery's cartulary recorded all legal transactions involving land ownership.
- Vierzon cartulary
- cartulary codex
- cartulary's illuminations
Examples
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As a document both historical and legal, cartularies are a cherished research domain of historians and diplomaticists.
Academic text (1999) -
In Watten, a copy has been preserved in the fifteenth-century cartulary.
Academic text (2018) -
Yet we have no proof of the Vierzon Cartulary ever serving as evidence in a judicial process.
Academic text (1999) -
The Vierzon Cartulary, for instance, appears to be a midcentury copy of an earlier twelfth-century manuscript.
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In this way, the Vierzon Cartulary resembles a gesta abbatum, a monastery's recording of each abbot's deeds.
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A cartulary is essential for any historical research focusing on medieval property rights.
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Researchers found valuable insights in the ancient cartulary detailing the area's legal history.
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Etymology
Cartulary comes from the Latin words cartula ('small paper') and carta ('paper'). A helpful way to remember it is to think of a book of charters, so a cartulary is a collection where people kept important legal papers and records.