Medieval Documents in a Modern Inventory. The Case of the Archive of the Town and the Seat of Sebeș
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Initially created out of a practical necessity, that of facilitating the tracking of goods, inventories are also attributed a cultural value, encompassing the cultural wealth of a community. Gradually, written sources lose their legal value, being replaced by historical value. In this context, documents are viewed as witnesses of the past, very important for development of local identity. Some letters have been lost over time, but their existence can be argued through mentions in inventories. Thus, the inventories of a community’s institution, created repeatedly and at different times, are important indicators for recovering local history and outlining the community’s cultural value. The inventory of the town and district of Sebeș fits into this interpretative key of representing the community’s cultural value and local history.
Authors: Institutul de Istorie „George Barițiu” al Academiei Române din Cluj-Napoca; Documentarist la TRANS.SCRIPT-Centrul de Diplomatică și Paleografie Documentară Medievală din cadrul Universității Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Maria Frînc
Language: English
Subfield: Conservation
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409512731