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The Livro Preto of the Monastery of Grijó (1449–1452): A Multidisciplinary Study of a Late Medieval Monastic Cartulary
| Resumo: | The Livro Preto of the Monastery of São Salvador de Grijó, compiled between 1449 and 1452 at the initiative of Prior João Álvares and produced within the framework of the Desembargo Régio under the supervision of Fernão Lopes, reflects the adaptive strategies of medieval monastic communities in response to political and legal uncertainty. Commissioned by royal charter of King Afonso V, the codex gathers 43 documents (1122–1434) from the royal archive with the aim of reaffirming the monastery’s rights and patrimony following the Battle of Alfarrobeira. This study analyses the cartulary through two principal axes: the historical context and motivations behind its compilation, and its diplomatic, palaeographic, and codicological features. The Livro Preto thus emerges as an instrument of legitimisation and resistance, asserting the identity and autonomy of the Augustinian community within the political and ecclesiastical landscape of late medieval Portugal. |
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| Autores principais: | Neves, Rui Pedro |
| Assunto: | Livro Preto Monastery of Grijó Diplomatics Palaeography Codicology Livro Preto Monastery of Grijó Diplomática Paleografia Codicologia |
| Ano: | 2026 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Impressa da Universidade de Coimbra |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra [BAUC] |
| Resumo: | The Livro Preto of the Monastery of São Salvador de Grijó, compiled between 1449 and 1452 at the initiative of Prior João Álvares and produced within the framework of the Desembargo Régio under the supervision of Fernão Lopes, reflects the adaptive strategies of medieval monastic communities in response to political and legal uncertainty. Commissioned by royal charter of King Afonso V, the codex gathers 43 documents (1122–1434) from the royal archive with the aim of reaffirming the monastery’s rights and patrimony following the Battle of Alfarrobeira. This study analyses the cartulary through two principal axes: the historical context and motivations behind its compilation, and its diplomatic, palaeographic, and codicological features. The Livro Preto thus emerges as an instrument of legitimisation and resistance, asserting the identity and autonomy of the Augustinian community within the political and ecclesiastical landscape of late medieval Portugal. |
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