The Text of Visigothic Law in Practice

Barrett, Graham (2020) The Text of Visigothic Law in Practice. Visigothic Symposia, 4 . pp. 18-63. ISSN 2475-7462

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Abstract

This essay is a case study in the textual transmission of the Visigothic law code or Book of Judgements (Liber Iudiciorum). Rather than relying solely on manuscript copies, I draw on charters as sources for the text, and by tracking the citation of treason law across the corpus of documentation from early medieval Asturias-León and Navarra, I identify three new witnesses. On the basis of this methodology and its results, I then propose a new approach to reading the code through its use in practice which should be taken into account in the revision of the standard Monumenta Germaniae Historica edition.

Keywords:Legal History, Visigothic Spain, Late Antiquity, Early Medieval Iberia, Early Medieval History, Charters and Diplomatics, Texts and Transmission, Book History
Subjects:V Historical and Philosophical studies > V224 Iberian History
M Law > M250 Legal Practice
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V130 Medieval History
Q Linguistics, Classics and related subjects > Q612 Medieval Latin
Q Linguistics, Classics and related subjects > Q620 Latin Literature
Divisions:College of Arts > School of History & Heritage > School of History & Heritage (History)
ID Code:43203
Deposited On:11 Dec 2020 12:17

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