Yugoslavia

of time. On the other hand, certain individual species ceased to exist. Without
going more deeply into questions of diplomacy we can establish that the book
form was chosen for most of the sources of the first type and that this form has
continued down to modern times. Concerning typology, there existed from
the very beginning the desire to assemble the individual sources according to
uniform rules. Nevertheless, this was not achieved generally until after the 18th
century.
The overwhelming majority of archival sources can generally be considered
to be in the second category of genealogical sources. For archivists and historians,
these are of particular interest concerning the older ages from which no other
appnpriate sources are available. Often the mere mention of a particular person
can serve as a source. Generally, however, such sources only become fully
qualified after the necessary archive facilities have been worked out.
AREAS AND INFLUENCES
In a general overview of the sources that are of interest to us in this report,
we see a vast number and diversity of kinds. In the area of today's Yugoslavia,
there are six districts in which the different types of materials developed. Although
this division into six areas is somewhat of an oversimplification and does not take
into consieration many shadings and details, we may consider it satisfactory in
terms of the general history of the Yugoslavian states. The areas referred to are:
n Slovenia with Istria and Dalmatia
2) Continental Croatia
3) Bosnia and Herzegovina
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