Without Memory? The Conservation of Community Records in the Milanese Contado (14th-15th Centuries)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54103/2611-318X/11536

Keywords:

Archives, rural communities, notaries, Duchy of Milan

Abstract

At the end of the Middle ages only few of the hundreds of villages that composed the Milanese countryside had their own archives. Local notaries – and not the communities – preserved all public documents which were important for collective life. The essay examines this peculiar situation, arguing for a close connection between record-keeping practices and socio-political balance in the region.

DOI 10.17464/9788867743285

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Published

2019-04-16

Issue

Nuova Serie II (2018)

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Saggi

How to Cite

“Without Memory? The Conservation of Community Records in the Milanese Contado (14th-15th Centuries) ” (2019) Studi di storia medioevale e di diplomatica - Nuova Serie, (2), pp. 43–62. doi:10.54103/2611-318X/11536.