Provisional Drogereit pdf

(p. 336) For this reason he came to the conclusion that there was no Royal Chancery 5 .
After some considerable time there appeared the magnificent facsimile collection of
“Ancient Charters”, which wanted to at least keep charters in this format for later
years; furthermore the promotion of palaeographic studies was being considered 6 .
Complementing this came the second, but not as good publication of the “Anglo-
Saxon Manuscripts”, intended for the study of Anglo-Saxon history, language, life
and law 7 . At this point there was no consideration of actual research into diplomatic.
The legal historian H. Brunner studied in essence the legal significance of the charter.
As with Kemble he based his comprehensive study of the nature of the “Land Book” 8
on the printed text. He is also of the opinion that there was no Royal Chancery 9 .
Actual diplomatic studies were first undertaken by J. Aronius, albeit only as
preliminary work for a more in-depth study of the period up to 839. He also registered
the charters solely according to their wording, yet proved the absence of a chancery 10 .
His bemoaning the lack of an accurate, modern version of the charters 11 was soon
rectified by the appearance of the “Cartularium Saxonicum” 12 . Unfortunately this
work is interrupted by Eadgar’s death (975) and remains a fragment with respect to
the index and details of the suspect documents, although Kemble had also undertaken
useful preliminary work here. The writer takes no stance on diplomatic issues. In the
meantime J. Earle had published his “Hand-Book” to the purpose of “discrimen veri
ac falsi”, most certainly in order to be able to research into the history. However,
attempts are still being made on the basis of reliable printed texts to establish by
comparison what is actually fact. Earle also highlights the use of facsimiles, with
whose help one can determine from the script-type whether or not a charter fits in the
context of the period it purports to be from.
5
J. M. Kemble, Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici. London 1839-48. 6 volumes (Quot. C. D.) See
Introduction, pp. 25 and 91.
6 Facsimiles of Ancient Charters in the British Museum, ed E. A. Bond, 4 pts., London 1873-78.
7
Facsimiles of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts, ed W. B. Sanders, Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton,
1878-84. 3 pts.
8 The charters, which, almost without exception, dealt with the transfer of land, were given the name of
“Landbook” (land-boc) by the Anglo-Saxons.
9 H. Brunner, Zur Rechtsgeschichte der römischen und germanischen Urkunde, (Legal history of
Roman and Germanic charters) Berlin 1880, p. 158 f. and 161 f.
10 J. Aronius, Diplomatische Studien über die älteren angelsächsischen Urkunden (Diplomatic studies
on the older Anglo-Saxon charters). Diss. Königsberg 1883, pp. 12, 19, 22, 27, 31, 40 and others.
11 Aronius, loc sit, p. 10.
12 W. De Gray Birch, Cartularium Saxonicum, London 1885-93. 3 Vols. (Quot. C. S.).
336