JOURNAL ARTICLE

VI. Studien zu frühen merowingischen Rechtsetzungen.

  • Published In: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 2025, v. 142, n. 1. P. 288 1 of 3

  • Database: Legal Source 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kaiser, Wolfgang 3 of 3

Abstract

The article deals with three legal enactments of the Frankish kings Chlothovech, Childebert I and Chlothachar I. It analyses the manuscript tradition of each of the three legal enactments and offers an interpretation of their content, which differs in many respects from the previous understanding. It also attempts to show that these legal documents were not written in 'Merovingian Latin', but rather that the royal chancelleries endeavoured to use Latin that was orthographically and grammatically correct according to late antique standards. All three legal texts are also newly edited on the basis of the manuscript tradition (pp. 326, 390, 420). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung. 2025/06, Vol. 142, Issue 1, p288
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:03234096
  • DOI:10.1515/zrgr-2025-0006
  • Accession Number:186811273
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