Le cartulaire B du chapitre cathédral de Coutances : histoire d’une résurrection

Three cartularies were written by the chapter of Coutances in the XIVth century, as the "misfortunes of time" had endangered the conservation of the charters. After the disappearance of the cartularies A and C in the early XIXth century, the cartulary B became a true monument in the eyes o...

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Main Author: Julie Deslondes-Fontanel
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Language:English
Published: OpenEdition 2009-12-01
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description Three cartularies were written by the chapter of Coutances in the XIVth century, as the "misfortunes of time" had endangered the conservation of the charters. After the disappearance of the cartularies A and C in the early XIXth century, the cartulary B became a true monument in the eyes of the diocesan archivists. It was therefore copied several times. These copies enabled me to edit the cartulary B after its destruction during the bombings of 1944. The cartulary is rather voluminous. It covers a wide chronological period, from the duke William to the XVth century, and a vast geographical area, which also reveals the economic interests of the chapter. Its composition is interesting, especially – by what it says – for the writer’s methodology. We may regret that some charters are fairly stereotypical, but many others will be of special interest to historians.
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Le cartulaire B du chapitre cathédral de Coutances : histoire d’une résurrection
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chapter
cathedral
Coutances
Cotentin
Manche
title Le cartulaire B du chapitre cathédral de Coutances : histoire d’une résurrection
title_full Le cartulaire B du chapitre cathédral de Coutances : histoire d’une résurrection
title_fullStr Le cartulaire B du chapitre cathédral de Coutances : histoire d’une résurrection
title_full_unstemmed Le cartulaire B du chapitre cathédral de Coutances : histoire d’une résurrection
title_short Le cartulaire B du chapitre cathédral de Coutances : histoire d’une résurrection
title_sort le cartulaire b du chapitre cathedral de coutances histoire d une resurrection
topic cartulary
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Coutances
Cotentin
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