Diplomatics: the science of reading medieval documents. A Handbook

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Federico Gallo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54103/milanoup.177
Keywords: Diplomatics, Paleography, Medieval History, Manuscripts, Archivistics

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Diplomatics is the science of studying documents, especially medieval documents. “Diplomatics” has nothing to do with diplomacy: the word comes from “diploma”, meaning a certified, juridical written text. The objects of study for the discipline are: public and private documents, their external and internal characteristics, language, chronology, production, transmission, registration, modern editions. This handbook fills a significant gap in Diplomatic studies because it finally provides the English-speaking public with an opportunity to learn about the fascinating world of medieval documentation.

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Federico Gallo

(Milan, 1973), PhD, is Dottore Ordinario at the Ambrosian Library in Milan, where he is Director of the Library and Head of Greek and Latin Studies. He has a degree in Classical Literature, and a diploma from the Vatican Secret Archives as a Paleographer and Archivist, and in Greek Paleography. He teaches Latin Paleography at the State Archives in Milan, Diplomatics at the State Archives in Perugia, and Codicology at the State University of Milan. He has been a member of the board and Secretary of the Association of Italian Ecclesiastical Librarians (ABEI). His bibliography relates mainly to the manuscripts of the Ambrosian Library.

 

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Gallo, Federico. Diplomatics: The Science of Reading Medieval Documents. A Handbook. Milano University Press, 2024, https://doi.org/10.54103/milanoup.177.