Marco Mostert

de geschiedenis van Nederland, 0-1100

In de marge van de beschaving

Anna Adamska

Compared with most of Continental Europe North of the Alps, the introduction of writing in East Central Europe (Bohemia, Poland and Hungary) took place with a considerable delay. Much is known about East Central European uses of writing, although only a fragment of this knowledge is known outside the region. Gathered by historians, palaeographers and codicologists, diplomatists, art historians, literary historians and others, this knowledge has hardly ever been studied in the light of recent discussions on medieval literacy and communication. Work done in the Czech, Polish and Hungarian traditions of scholarship has never been subjected to a comparative analysis. Furthermore, the question of the relation between writing and other forms of communication in the region remains largely unexplored. The volume serves a double purpose. For the first time, a collection of contributions on medieval literacy in East Central Europe is put before the forum of international scholarship. It is also hoped to further discussions of modes of communication, literate behaviour and mentalities among scholars working in the region.

The Development of Literate Mentalities in East Central Europe

P. S. Barnwell

Assembly is a central feature of the European political process between the demise of the Roman Empire and the rise of the bureaucratic state in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Historians have often neglected the crucial rule of political assemblies in their own right, concentrating instead on exceptional or extraordinary attention-catching events which occurred at assemblies. Earlier generations of scholars tried to discern in such assemblies the forerunners of later medieval parliaments and other forms of representative government. By contrast, the contributors to this volume present medieval assemblies in their own terms. Were political assemblies in the earlier Middle Ages convened to confirm decisions already taken elsewhere or were they genuinely deliberative? How, if at all, did political assemblies create consensus? At what level(s) of the political and administrative hierarchy were assemblies held, who attended such gatherings, how were they conducted, and where were they held? The main focus is on assemblies of emperors, kings, and princes, and on those of townsfolk, those some more local assemblies are also discussed. The over-arching thematic structure relates to the purposes of assemblies and how they worked, their practical and ritual or symbolic aspects, and the degree to which they were stage-managed, and by whom. The contributors bring archaeological, as well as historical, evidence to bear and present a range of geographical, political and historiographical approaches and traditions. The papers offer a coherent thread of analysis running from the immediate successor states of the Roman Empire to the High Middle Ages and range in geographic coverage from Scandinavia to Catalonia, and from Ireland to Russia.

Political Assemblies in the Earlier Middle Ages

Listet jeweils mit knappen Bemerkungen zu Datierung, Herkunft und weiterer Literatur 217 Handschriften aus 142 Codices der Burgerbibliothek Bern auf (S. 48-83): Codd. 3-4, 12, 13, 16, 19, 21, A 26, 36, 45, B 47, 48, 49, 50, B 56, A 57, 67, 74, 85, 90, AA 90, A 91, A 92, A 94, 95, 99, 101, 102, 107, 112, 118, 123, 129, 134, 136, 141, 156, 160, 162, 164, 165, 167, 170, 172, 178, 179, 180, 183, 184, 189, 196, 202, 207, 208, 212, 216, 218, 219, C 219, D 219, F 219, 224, 225, 233, 236, 236 A, 239, 242, 243, 249, 250, 251, 255, 257, 258, 263, 267, 268, 276, 277, 280, 286, 289, 298, 303, 306, 318, 321, 324, 330, 331, 336, 337, 338, 347, 348, 351, 352, 357, 358, 363, 366, 367, 370, 390, 391, 394, 400, 404, 416, 417, 432, 433, 441, 442, 450, 451, 455, 458, 484, 485, 510, 514, A 517, 519, 534, 538, B 539, 540, 542, 546, 568, 599, 610, 611, 632, 633 (die Angaben Mosters stimmen nicht; es handelt sich wohl um eine Verwechslung mit Cod. 645), 645, 666, 668, 702, 704, 705 und 756.

A Provisional List of Manuscripts

The Library of Fleury

Erwähnt zehn Handschriften der Burgerbibliothek Bern: Codd. 16 (S. 80), 101 (S. 79), 102 (S. 69), 120 (S. 56), 258 (S. 80, 104, 121, 193), 263 (S. 67), 336 (S. 163), 351 (S. 163), A 91.18 (S. 180, 190), B 56 (S. 70, 80, 118, 163-164).

A Study of the Ideas about Society and Law of the Tenth-century Monastic Reform Movement

The Political Theology of Abbo of Fleury

Petra Schulte

Irene van Renswoude

Trust is the basis of all social relations. A society in which trust is not assured, will not, in the end, endure. Trust presupposes the concordance of word and deed. Rather than an emotion, trust is an attitude based on experience. It is not created spontaneously, but requires a process of observation and socialization. This implies that the preconditions for trust are culturally determined and subject to change. Trust is expressed through communication. Writing may engender trust, and trust may be placed in written texts. The contributions to this volume address the complex relationships between 'trust' and 'writing' in the Middle Ages. They deal with charters, historiography, letters, political communication, and the possibilities of trust in writing. Some of the questions addressed are: Does writing as a medium engender trust irrespective of the contents of the written text? Was trust in writing dependent on trust in an authority? Are there suggestions that the written form of the text was meant to confer trust on its contents? Did rituals take place (before or during the writing of the text, or during its handing over to the recipient) that were meant to enhance the text's trustworthiness? Can changes be observed in the strategies of engendering trust? Was trust considered food for reflection in written texts? What was considered to constitute a breach of trust? The volume is dedicated to Michael Clanchy, whose work inspired much of its contents.

Studies on Text and Trust in the Middle Ages : Papers from "Trust in Writing in the Middle Ages" (Utrecht 28-29 November 2002)

Strategies of Writing

Peter Jan Margry

G. N. M. Vis

geschiedschrijving in middeleeuws Egmond

Heiligenlevens, annalen en kronieken

bronnen over vrouwen in de Middeleeuwen

Vrouw, familie en macht

A. Demyttenaere

studies over ritueel en magie in de Middeleeuwen

De betovering van het middeleeuwse christendom

This bibliography of works on medieval communication offers a survey of work in a field of study which, from the 1960s onwards, has seen an ever-increasing number of monographs, collections of miscellanies and articles in learned journals being published every year. It provides a guide to this astonishing output by offering a list of more than 6.700 publications under sixteen headings. Because of the overlap of these headings, a comprehensive Index of subjects, place names and personal names is provided, which will allow the user to quickly find publications relevant to his research. A short Introduction precedes the bibliography. Progress in the field of study over the past two decades is outlined, with attention to those recent developments which have proved the most productive. At the same time, something is said about the growing insights which have led the bibliography's organisation to be changed substantially since its previous edition in 1999, which already numbered 1.580 items. Not only the more than fourfold increase in the number of items made a new edition necessary therefore, but also new ideas about the best ways of organising the knowledge that is to be gained from the contents of studies of medieval communication.

A Bibliography of Works on Medieval Communication

W. S. van Egmond

over schaken, dammen, dobbelen en kaarten

Spelen in de Middeleeuwen

Marco Mostert

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