Quadripartitus, Leges Henrici Primi and the scholarship of English law in the early twelfth century
Quadripartitus, Leges Henrici Primi and the scholarship of English law in the early twelfth century
This paper is based on two sources, the Leges Henrici Primi and Quadripartitus. They are the two largest and most important sources for English law in the Anglo-Norman era, and are usually regarded as though they were written by the same individual. Nonetheless, they differ greatly in nature and content. Quadripartitus consists of two parts – the title is attested no earlier than the sixteenth century and is probably misleading – one of which is a translation into Latin of a wide range of pre-Conquest legal documents, prefaced by a lament on the condition of England in the reign of...
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Karn, Nicholas
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21 May 2015
Karn, Nicholas
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Karn, Nicholas
(2015)
Quadripartitus, Leges Henrici Primi and the scholarship of English law in the early twelfth century.
van Houts, Elisabeth
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In Anglo-Norman Studies 37: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2014.
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This paper is based on two sources, the Leges Henrici Primi and Quadripartitus. They are the two largest and most important sources for English law in the Anglo-Norman era, and are usually regarded as though they were written by the same individual. Nonetheless, they differ greatly in nature and content. Quadripartitus consists of two parts – the title is attested no earlier than the sixteenth century and is probably misleading – one of which is a translation into Latin of a wide range of pre-Conquest legal documents, prefaced by a lament on the condition of England in the reign of...
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