7. Codification: Pere’s Ordenacions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. 1. The Realms of Aragon 1
6. 2. Mining the Records; Huici 9
7. 3. The Royal Archives: Evolution 15
8. 4. King, Court, and Chancery 26
9. 5. The Notariate 33
10. 6. Chancery Procedures: King Alfonso’s Description 38
11. 7. Codification: Pere’s Ordenacions 44
12. 8. The Registers: Purpose and Scope 48
13. 9. Codicology 58
14. 10. Ink. Script. Calligraphy 67
15. 11. Malforms. Abbreviations. Punctuation 77
16. 12. Deletions. Titles. Paragraph Flourishes 81
17. 13. Authentication: Monograms, Witness Lists, Chirographs, Seals 84
18. 14. Chronology 91
19. 15. Onomastics. Toponymy. Castellology 97
20. 16. Metrology: Weights and Measures. Moneys. Numbers 106
21. 17. Languages: Latin and the ‘Literate Mentality’ 112
22. 18. Languages: Catalan, Valenciany Aragonese 116
23. 19. Languages: Arabic. The Jewish Alfaquim (Hakīm). 125
24. 20. Languages: The Latin Mechanics 134
25. 21. Typology. Formulas 138
26. 22. Rhetoric and Style 145
27. 23. The Paper Revolution 151
28. 24. Paper: Játiva and the Archives 156
29. 25. Paper: Power Technology 162
30. 26. Paper: Government Control 169
31. 27. Paper: Marketing 173
32. 28. Paper: Materials, Measurements, Techniques, Zigzag 177
33. 29. Content: Islamic and Christian Societies in Symbiosis 182
34. 30. Content: Administering the Frontier 191
35. 31. Content: Public Finance, Development, Taxes 196
36. 32. Content: Utilities, Commerce 201
37. 33. Content: Religion 207
38. 34. Content: Land Settlement 211
39. 35. Content: Military Defensi 215
40. 36. Content: Miscellany 219
41. 37. Register Catalogs for Valencia: Martinez Ferrando; Régné 222
42. 38. Editorial Presentation 226
43. Bibliography of Published Works Cited 233
44. Index 265