Project

The Scribal Identity of the Episcopal Chancery in Liège between the 12th and 14th Centuries

Code
DOCT/012095
Duration
18 June 2024 → 21 September 2025 (Ongoing)
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Medieval history
Keywords
paleography and diplomatics charters Liège Pragmatic literacy episcopal chancery medieval documentary scribal networks
 
Project description

The objective of this project is to deepen the understanding of the dynamics of diplomatic writing practices between the 12th and 14th centuries, using the example of an episcopal chancery geographically located at the centre of a network of political and religious influences: the principality of Liège. The methodological approaches intersect traditional palaeography and diplomatics, the contextual history of documentary writing practices and charter production, and digital techniques (text comparison techniques, stylometry, etc.).