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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2025

Alice Hicklin
Affiliation:
King’s College London
Steffen Patzold
Affiliation:
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany
Bastiaan Waagmeester
Affiliation:
Freie Universität Berlin
Charles West
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh

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Abbreviations

app.

appendix

Beaulieu

M. Deloche (ed.), Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Beaulieu (en Limousin) (Paris: Impériale, 1859).

Béziers

J. Rouquette (ed.), Cartulaire de Béziers: livre noir (Paris: A. Picard, 1918).

BHL

Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina

bk.

book

c./cc.

capitulum/capitula

CCCM

Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaevalis

CCSL

Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina

CEMA

Cartae Europae Medii Aevi

ch./chs.

chapter/chapters

Cluny

A. Bernard and A. Bruel (eds.), Recueil des chartes de l’abbaye de Cluny 6 vols., Collection de documents inédits sur l’histoire de France (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1876‒1904).

f./ff.

folium/folia

Freising

T. Bitterauf (ed.), Die Traditionen des Hochstiftes Freising 2: 926–1283, Quellen und Erörterungen zur bayerischen und deutschen Geschichte NF 5 (Munich: C.H. Beck, 1905, repr. Aalen, 1967).

Hildesheim

K. Janicke (ed.), Urkundenbuch des Hochstifts Hildesheim und seiner Bischöfe 1 (Leipzig: Hirzel, 1896).

J3

P. Jaffé and K. Herbers (eds.), Regesta pontificum Romanorum ab condita ecclesia ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII 5 vols. (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2016–2023).

JK/JE/JL

P. Jaffé, S. Loewenfeld, F. Kaltenbrunner and P. Ewald (eds.), Regesta Pontificum Romanorum ab condita ecclesia ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII 2 vols. (Leipzig: Veit, 1885–1888).

l./ll.

line/lines

La Grasse

E. Magnou-Nortier and A.-M. Magnou (eds.), Recueil des chartes de l’Abbaye de La Grasse 1: 779‒1119, Collection de documents inédits sur l’histoire de France. Série in-8° 24 (Paris: CTHS, 1996).

Lérins

H. Champion (ed.), Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Lérins 2 vols. (Paris: Monastère, 1883–1905).

Lézat

A.-M. Magnou and P. Ourliac (eds.), Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Lézat, Collection de documents inédits sur l’histoire de France. Série in-8° 17–18 (Paris: CTHS, 1984–1987).

lib.

liber

MGH

Monumenta Germaniae Historica

Briefe d. dt. Kaiserzeit

Die Briefe der deutschen Kaiserzeit

Capit.

Capitularia regum Francorum

Capit. episc.

Capitula episcoporum

CC

Collectiones canonum

Conc.

Concilia

DD O I.

Diplomatum regum et imperatorum Germaniae tomus I, Otto I

Epp.

Epistolae

Epp. sel.

Epistolae selectae

Fontes iuris

Fontes iuris Germanici antiqui in usum scholarum separatim editi

Formulae

Formulae Merovingici et Karolini aevi

Ldl

Libelli de lite imperatorum et pontificum

LL nat. Germ.

Leges nationum Germanicarum

n.s.

nova series

Ordines

Ordines de celebrando concilio

Poetae

Poetae Latini aevi Carolini

QQ zur Geistesgesch.

Quellen zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters

SS

Scriptores

SS rer. Germ.

Scriptores rerum Germanicarum in usum scholarum separatim editi

SS rer. Merov.

Scriptores rerum Merovingicarum

Nîmes

E. Germer-Durand (ed.), Cartulaire du chapitre de l’église cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nîmes (Nîmes: A. Catélan, 1874).

PL

J.-P. Migne (ed.), Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Latina 221 vols. (Paris, 1841–1864).

q./qq.

question/questions

Saint-Barnard

C. U. J. Chevalier (ed.), Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Saint-Barnard de Romans (817–1093) 1 (Grenoble: Bibliothèque numérique patrimoniale, 1898).

Saint-Cyprien de Poitiers

L. Redet (ed.), Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Saint-Cyprien de Poitiers, Archives historiques de Poitou 3 (Poitiers: Henri Oudin, 1874).

Saint-Cyr

R. de Lespinasse (ed.), Cartulaire de Saint-Cyr en Nevers, Publications de la Société Nivernaise 25 (Paris: Champion, 1916).

Saint-Étienne de Baigne

P.-F.-E. Cholet (ed.), Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Saint-Étienne de Baigne (Niort: L. Clouzot, 1868).

Saint-Étienne de Limoges

J. de Font-Réaulx (ed.), Cartulaire du chapitre de Saint-Étienne de Limoges, Bulletin de la Société Archéologique et Historique du Limousin 69 (Limoges: Ducourtieux & Gout, 1922).

Saint-Maixent de Poitou

A. Richard, ‘Chartes et documents pour servir à l’histoire de l’abbaye de Saint-Maixent’, Société des archives historiques de Poitou 16 and 18 (1886/1873), pp. 1‒384 and 1‒484.

Saint-Pierre de La Réole

L.-C. Grellet-Balguerie (ed.), ‘Cartulaire du prieuré conventuel de Saint-Pierre de La Réole en Bazadais du IXe au XIIe siècle’, Archives historiques du département de la Gironde 5 (1863), pp. 99–186.

Saint-Victor de Marseille

B. Guérard (ed.), Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Saint-Victor de Marseille 2 vols., Collection de documents inédits sur l’histoire de France. Première série, histoire politique (Paris: Ch. Lahure, 1857).

Saint-Vincent de Mâcon

C. Ragut (ed.), Cartulaire de Saint-Vincent de Mâcon, Collections des documents inédits sur l’histoire de France (Mâcon: Émile Protat, 1864).

Salzburg

W. Hauthaler (ed.), Salzburger Urkundenbuch 1: Traditionscodices (Salzburg: Ges. für Salzburger Landeskunde, 1910).

Savigny

A. Bernard (ed.), Cartulaire de l’abbaye de Savigny suivi du petit cartulaire de l’abbaye d’Ainay 2 vols. (Paris: Impériale, 1853).

Sauxillanges

M. H. Doniol (ed.), Cartulaire de Sauxillanges 2 vols. (Clermont-Ferrand: F. Thibaud, 1864).

St. Emmeram

J. Widemann (ed.), Die Traditionen des Hochstifts Regensburg und des Klosters St. Emmeram (Munich: C.H. Beck, 1943).

Trier

H. Beyer and L. von Eltester (eds.), Urkundenbuch zur Geschichte der, jetzt die Preussischen Regierungsbezirke Coblenz und Trier bildenden, mittelrheinischen Territorien 1, Von den ältesten Zeiten bis zum Jahre 1169 (Koblenz: Hölscher, 1860).

VD

Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, 46

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