Diplomatics

Code:

MHP002

Acronym:

DIP_HP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in History and Heritage

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MHP	0	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	6	60	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1) to identify and characterise different types of medieval documents 2) to establish a link between the form of the deeds, their legal aims and the institution that produced them 3) to identify the factors that helped shape the institutions producing the documents 4) to acquire the skills needed to apply a specific research method in the analysis of medieval documents and to present the results obtained

Learning outcomes and competences

The program, by providing students information on the different types of documents, their internal and external features, etc.., provides the elements considered essential for reading and interpreting a variety of written historical sources related to the history of Portugal.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Concept and history of Diplomatics 2. Medieval documents 2.1. The origins of medieval documents 2.2. Tradition and preservation 2.3. False documents 2.4. External features of the documents 2.5. Internal features of the documents 2.6. Validation methods 2.7. Language 2.8. Writing a summary 3. Centres for the production of documents in in Portugal 3.1. Royal Chancelleries 3.2. Notaries 4. Pontifical chancellery 5. Typology of documents 6. Conclusion: The future of Diplomatics

Mandatory literature

COELHO, Maria Helena da Cruz et alii; Estudos de Diplomática Portuguesa, Lisboa: Edições Colibri / Faculdade de Letras a Universidade de Coimbra, 2001
COSTA, Avelino de Jesus da; Normas Gerais de Transcrição de Documentos e Textos Medievais e Modernos, 3ª edição, Coimbra, 1993
GOMES, Saul António; In limine conscriptionis. Documentos, chancelaria e cultura no mosteiro de Santa Cruz de Coimbra: séculos XII a XV, 2 vols. Dissert. Doutoramento apresentada à F.L.U.C., Coimbra, 2000
LASALA, Fernando de; RABIKAUSKAS, Paulius; Il Documento Medievale e Moderno. Panorama Storico della Diplomatica Generalle e Pontificia, Roma: Editricie Pontificia Universitá Gregoriana/Istituto Portoghese di Sant' Antonio, 2003
SANTOS, Maria José Azevedo; Ler e compreender a escrita na Idade Média, Col. Textos pedagógicos e didácticos, nº 10, Lisboa: Edições Colibri / Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, 2000
NOGUEIRA, Bernardo Sá; Tabelionado e instrumento público em Portugal. Génese e implantação (1212-1279). Dissert. Doutoramento apresentada à F.L.U.L., Lisboa, 1996
MARQUES, José; COELHO, M. Helena; HOMEM, A.Carvalho; Diplomatique municipale portugaise (XIII-XV siècles). In Actes du Congrés de la Comission Internationale de Diplomatique, Gand 25-29 aout 1998, Leuven-Appeldoorn, 2000
MARQUES, José; A influencia das Bulas papais na documentação medieval portuguesa. Revista da Faculdade de Letras. História, 2ª série, vol. 13, Porto: Faculdade de Letras, 1996
Guyotjannin, Olivier;Pycke, Jacques;Tock, Benoît-Michel; Diplomatique Médiévale, Brepols, 1993
MORUJÃO, Maria do Rosário Barbosa ; A sé de Coimbra: a instituição e a chancelaria, (1080-1318). Dissert. de Doutoramento apresentada à F.C.U.C., Coimbra, 2005
CARCEL ORTÍ, Mª Milagros (ed.); Vocabulaire International de la Diplomatique, Valencià, Conselleria de Cultura, Universitat de Valencià, 1994
Silva, Maria João Oliveira e; A^escrita na Catedral

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures followed by exemplification of  printed documents. 

keywords

Humanities > Information science > Diplomatics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Trabalho laboratorial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	102,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Total:	162,00

Calculation formula of final grade

70% of the evaluation (papers and laboratorial work) will be distributed by 4 written papers.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.