Dr Graham Barrett graham.barrett@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
The Text of Visigothic Law in Practice
Barrett, Graham
Authors
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.
Citation
Barrett, G. (2020). The Text of Visigothic Law in Practice. Visigothic Symposia, 4, 18-63
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Nov 30, 2020 |
| Online Publication Date | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Publication Date | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Deposit Date | Sep 2, 2024 |
| Journal | Visigothic Symposia |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pages | 18-63 |
| ISBN | 2475-7462 |
| Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2782988 |
| Publisher URL | https://visigothicsymposia.org/graham-barrett/ |
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