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This magisterial new work brings fresh insight into the essential functions of early modern Roman society and the development of the modern state.

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A major and pioneering contribution to the history of writing, books, knowledge, information, and political paperwork. -- Jacob Soll American Historical Review 2011 In this thorough and resourceful study, Laurie Nussdorfer documents the intermittent institutional and personal vicissitudes of a class of notaries on the Roman scene over a period of some 400 years. -- Paul D. McLean Journal of Modern History 2011

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Monetary Units
Introduction
1. The Jurists: Writing Public Words
2. The Profession: Defining Urban Identities
3. The Laws: Shaping Notarial Pages
4. The Archives: Creating Documentary Spaces
5. The Office: Building Scribal Lives
6. The State: Policing Notarial Practices
Conclusion
Appendixes
A. Study Sample of the Thirty Capitoline Notaries in 1630
B. The Proposals of the Capitoline Notaries
C. The Creation of a Notary
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/01/2010
      ISBN13: 9780801892042, 978-0801892042
      ISBN10: 080189204X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This magisterial new work brings fresh insight into the essential functions of early modern Roman society and the development of the modern state.

      Trade Review
      A major and pioneering contribution to the history of writing, books, knowledge, information, and political paperwork. -- Jacob Soll American Historical Review 2011 In this thorough and resourceful study, Laurie Nussdorfer documents the intermittent institutional and personal vicissitudes of a class of notaries on the Roman scene over a period of some 400 years. -- Paul D. McLean Journal of Modern History 2011

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Monetary Units
      Introduction
      1. The Jurists: Writing Public Words
      2. The Profession: Defining Urban Identities
      3. The Laws: Shaping Notarial Pages
      4. The Archives: Creating Documentary Spaces
      5. The Office: Building Scribal Lives
      6. The State: Policing Notarial Practices
      Conclusion
      Appendixes
      A. Study Sample of the Thirty Capitoline Notaries in 1630
      B. The Proposals of the Capitoline Notaries
      C. The Creation of a Notary
      Notes
      Glossary
      Bibliography
      Index

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