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The barbarian law codes, compiled between the sixth to eighth centuries, were copied remarkably frequently in the Carolingian ninth century. They provide crucial evidence for early medieval society, including the settlement of disputes, the nature of political authority, literacy, and the construction of ethnic identities. Yet it has proved extremely difficult to establish why the codes were copied in the ninth century, how they were read, and how their rich evidence should be used. Thomas Faulkner tackles these questions more systematically than ever before, proposing new understandings of the relationship between the making of law and royal power, and the reading of law and the maintenance of ethnic identities. Faulkner suggests major reinterpretations of central texts, including the Carolingian law codes, the capitularies adding to the laws, and Carolingian revisions of earlier barbarian and Roman laws. He also provides detailed analysis of legal manuscripts, especially those associated with the 'leges-scriptorium'.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Law and Authority in the Early Middle Ages
• Subtitle: The Frankish leges in the Carolingian Period
• Author: Thomas Faulkner
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 316
• EAN: 9781107084919
• ISBN: 1107084911
• ID: 09496037
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 614 g
• Dimensions: 162 × 235 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. February 2016

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