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Document Details : Title: Collecting Papal Letters and Privileges in Late Carolingian Bavaria Subtitle: The Salzburg Rotulus and its Narrative Author(s): ROZEIN, Matthias Journal: Latomus Volume: 84 Issue: 3 Date: 2025 Pages: 521-544 DOI: 10.2143/LAT.84.3.3295229 Abstract : Dating back to the early tenth century, the so-called Salzburg Rotulus contains a copy of a collection of eight papal and imperial letters and privileges that was established in Salzburg around 870. Though the particular interest of this collection in the pallium and the status of the church of Salzburg as a metropolitan see was recognised early on, these documents have never been studied as a coherent collection. Recent research challenges us to consider a collection not as the mere sum of its parts, but as a work in its own right. This paper will therefore analyse how the documents of the Salzburg Rotulus form a coherent historical narrative by focusing on the headings given to the items, their generic composition, organisational principles, and selection criteria. These points will lead to a better understanding of the possible purpose of both the original collection and its tenth-century copy. |
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