Scripting Justice in Late Medieval Europe: Legal Practice and Communication in the Law Courts of Utrecht, York and Paris

Cover -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures, Maps, Plans And Timelines -- Figures -- Figure 1: Court Session Of The Trial Of The Duke Of Alençon At Vendôme (1458), Showing A Layout Similar To That Of The Sessions In The Grand Chambre In Paris. Illumination By Jean Fouquet In A Manuscript Of Boccacio's On The Fates Of Famous Men (ca. 1459- -- Figure 2: Fragment Of Sentence From Cause Paper Cp.e.169, Including Lecta Et Lata-entry (four Bottom Lines). Figure 3: List Of Bailiwicks And Other Jurisdictional Entities In The Parlement's Register For 1319 (an X1a8844, Fol.4r). Each Entry Indicates The Period During Which The Parlement Will Receive Cases Originating In The Concerned Area. -- Figure 4: Arrêts In The Criminal Register From 1345 (x2a5, Fol.74r), Including An Arrêt In The Case Of Isabelle De Blanot (see Appendix 3.2). -- Figure 5: List Of Cases From The Prévôté Of Paris In The Parlement's Registers Of 1319 (an X1a8844, Fol.21r). Figure 6: Consistory Court Sentence Written On The Backside Of A Piece Of Parchment Containing Depositions (bia Cp.e.18). -- Figure 7: Consistory Court Depositions On The Frontside Of The Same Piece Of Parchment. (bia Cp.e.18). -- Figure 8: Consistory Court Sentence On Single Piece Of Parchment, Possibly A Minute (bia Cp.e.263). -- Figure 9: Draft Of Consistory Court Sentence (bia Cp.e.71). -- Figure 10: Fair Copy Of Consistory Court Sentence (bia Cp.e.116). Figure 11: Page From The Council's Th.2 Register Of 1370 (hua 701-1.227, Fol. 41v). This Page Contains Mostly Verdicts Of Banishment, But The First Entry Concerns A Measure Decided Upon By The Aldermen, Council And Guild Elders. -- Figure 12: Pages From The Raads Dagelijks Boek Of 1403 (hua: 701-1.13: Rdb 1402-1408, Fol. 18v-19r). The Case Of Jan De Keyzer Is The First Entry On Fol. 18v. -- Figure 13: Pages From The Buurspraakboek Of 1403 (hua: 701-1.16: Bsb 1402-1405, Fol. 34v-35r). The Case Of Jan De Keyzer Is The Third Entry On Fol. 34v. Figure 14: Abbreviated Latin In A (lecta Et) Lata-entry In The Consistory Court's Cause Papers (bia Cp.e.193). -- Maps -- Map 1: Sixteenth Century Map Of The City Of Utrecht (detail). With A Few Exceptions, The Layout Still Follows That Of The Late Medieval City. -- Map 2: Sixteenth Century Map Of Paris (detail), Showing The Position Of The Châtelet And Palais De La Cité. -- Map 3: Detail Of Sixteenth Century Map Of Utrecht, Showing Locations Of Council Activity. -- Map 4: York Minster And Its Direct Surroundings Ca. 1100. Frans Camphuijsen. Map 5: York Minster And Its Direct Surroundings (ca.1279), Showing The Beginnings Of An Enclosed Area To The North Of The Cathedral Church. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.