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Book/Printed Material Grievances of Guitart Isarn, Lord of Cabó. Greuges de Guitard Isarn, senyor de Caboet

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Title

  • Grievances of Guitart Isarn, Lord of Cabó.

Other Title

  • Greuges de Guitard Isarn, senyor de Caboet

Summary

  • Dating from 1080, Greuges de Guitard Isarn, senyor de Caboet (Grievances of Guitart Isarn, Lord of Cabó) is believed to be the oldest surviving document in Catalan. The rancures were grievances that were written acts by means of which a lord asked for the restitution of damages caused by the breach of the feudal contract. In this document, Guitart Isarn, Lord of Cabó, recounts the humiliation he has suffered at the hands of his vassals, the castellans of Cabó, Guillem Arnall and his sons. Guitart Isarn repeatedly uses the terms son rancures and rancur-me'n (the opening phrase of the lawsuit, meaning "I complain"), reeling off the list of breaches by his vassals and their insults and thefts. The result is a text that is almost literary, while at the same time reflective of the changes that transformed Catalonia at the end of the 11th century. The document, very well preserved, was purchased by Joaquim Miret i Sans (1858-1919), a Catalan historian, archivist, and scholar, who gave it to the Biblioteca de Catalunya in the first decade of the 20th century.

Names

  • Isarn, Guitard, Lord of Caboet Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1080 to 1095]

Headings

  • -  Spain--Catalonia--Cabó
  • -  1080 to 1095
  • -  Feudal law
  • -  Feudalism
  • -  Law, Medieval

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Parchment ; 102 x 527 millimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Catalonia.
  • -  Content in Catalan and Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668004

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Isarn, Guitard, Lord Of Caboet Author. Grievances of Guitart Isarn, Lord of Cabó. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1095, 1080] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668004/.

APA citation style:

Isarn, G. (1080) Grievances of Guitart Isarn, Lord of Cabó. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1095] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668004/.

MLA citation style:

Isarn, Guitard, Lord Of Caboet Author. Grievances of Guitart Isarn, Lord of Cabó. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1095, 1080] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668004/>.