Abstract

The volumes reviewed here — Chartae Latinae antiquiores, volumes 13–19 —contain the earliest surviving charters from French collections, in the provinces as well as Paris. The exacting method, sound scholarship, and full-scale facsimiles found on every page move the reader to awed admiration. In a few years the editors' technical introduction is due to appear; their commentary together with the splendid presentation of the documents should open a new era in Frankish diplomatics