IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 1126: The Community of the Realm in Scotland, 1249-1424: History, Law, and Charters in a Recreated Kingdom, II - Sources and Methods
Wednesday 7 July 2021, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Arts & Humanities Research Council Project 'The Community of the Realm in Scotland, 1249-1424: History, Law & Charters in a Recreated Kingdom' |
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| Organiser: | Stephen Boardman, School of History, Classics & Archaeology, University of Edinburgh |
| Moderator/Chair: | Alice Taylor, Department of History, King's College London |
| Paper 1126-a | What is a Dynamic Edition?: Concepts, Methods, and Interface (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 1126-b | The Declaration of Arbroath in Medieval Scotland (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 1126-c | The Dynamics of Regiam Maiestatem, Scotland's Earliest Legal Treatise (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The session looks at two key sources originating in the reign of Robert I, the famous if much misunderstood 'Declaration' of Arbroath and the enigmatic compilation of legal texts and law codes known as Regiam Maiestatem, and explores the way their significance and evolution can be better understood and analysed through the creation of dynamic digital editions. The session involves: a discussion of the way in which dynamic editions work; an examination of the manuscript history of the Declaration of Arbroath; an exploration of the Regiam Maiestatem as a source; and the methodologies that can be used to study it. |