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Charter of the Emperor Guido

In current paper the digital reproduction of two imperial diplomatic documents writing in the Italien chanceries of Holy Roman Empire are presented: the Charter of the Emperor Guido issued in the year 891 February 2 — Diploma di Guido G6, and the Charter of the Emperor Otto I issued in the year 969 April 18-Privilegium Ottonis I DO 371. The both documents were conserved in episcopal archive of Parma in Italy, the history of their movement from Parmenisse archive is not known, they have been purchased by Russian academician N. P. Lihachev in the end of XIX century or in the beginning of XX century, and the documents are in the funds of Institute of History, Russian Academy of Sciences, now. The digital copies of the charters are received on photocopies of the year 1937 edition by S. A. Anninskii.

TWO CHARTERS Larisa Urnysheva, Rostov on Don, Russia In current paper the digital reproduction of two imperial diplomatic documents writing in the Italien chanceries of Holy Roman Empire are presented: the Charter of the Emperor Guido issued in the year 891 February 2 — Diploma di Guido G6, and the Charter of the Emperor Otto I issued in the year 969 April 18 - Privilegium Ottonis I DO 371. The both documents were conserved in episcopal archive of Parma in Italy, the history of their movement from Parmenisse archive is not known, they have been purchased by Russian academician N. P. Lihachev in the end of XIX century or in the beginning of XX century, and the documents are in the funds of Institute of History, Russian Academy of Sciences, now. The digital copies of the charters are received on photocopies of the year 1937 edition by S. A. Anninskii. Charter of the Emperor Guido I. Description The Diploma of Guido, issued from the imperial chancellery in Roma on the occasion of his crowning (891, February 2) for reconfirmation the early donation to the Empress Ageltrude on the monastery of Saint Agatha, situm Ticinensi civitate, Pavia, is Privilegium immunis. The original document, conserved probably in Archivio Episcopale di Parma, was not known to its first publisher F. Ughelli in 1647, his edition was based on the hand-written copies, and was the original for the subsequent publications, such as De Re diplomatica imperatricum et reginarum Germaniae by I. Heumann in 1749, Codex diplomaticus Langobardiae by G. Porro-Lamberteghi in 1873, and I diplomi di Guido e di Lamberto a cura di Luigi Schiaparelli in 1906. Luigi Schiaparelli has designated this Diploma of Guido as G6, the sixth of the known twelve in the corpus of Guido's acts. The Diploma of Guido G6 is preserved in the single-sheet form on the parchment 42cm x 45.8cm, bulla sigillari has not remained, the rest of a trace of seal's lace is visible only [1]. There are the inscriptions, the additions of the later time in dorso of the act: Privilegium immunis; G; Imp. Preceptum de sancta Agatha. In Papia; f; VIII. LXXXXI; Rtum. On the face of the parchment there is the text file of the privilege in 12 lines. The writing style is typical for the Carolingian chancellery of the IX century, the chrismon in the form of labarum, the verbal invocation In nomine sanctae et individue trinitatis, the full title of Emperor Uuido divina favente clementia imperator augustus are usual for the imperial document. The request for the confirmation on the rights of possession of monastery is presented by the bishop and archicapellan of Parma Wicbodus: Uuicbodus, sanctae Parmensis ecclesie venerabilis episcopus et archicapellanus. The title of the Empress Ageltrude: dilectissimae coniugi nostrae Ageltrudi imperatrici et consortem imperii nostri. Formula confirmation: monasterium in honore sanctae Agathe, quod dicitur Nouum constructum, situm Ticinensi civitate, quam per preceptum regale illi concesseramus, pietate et auctoritate nostra ei confirmaremus. Formula corroborationis: Et ut presens hec largitio nostra in sua permaneat firmitate et ut verius credatur et diligentius ab omnibus observetur, manu propria subter firmavimus et bulla nostra sigillari iussimus. The central part of the document narratio and dispositio contains an additional clause about the Empress: dilectissime uxori nostrae Ageltrudi. The signature of the Emperor includes the monogram in the form of rhombus connected with the letters V, D, I: Signum (monogram) domni Uuidonis, excellentissimi imperatoris. Formula of subscription of the notary Goderadus instead of the archichancellor Hebunci: Goderadus notarius advicem Helbunci archicancellarii recognovi et (SR). Signum recognitionis (SR) has the bell form, on the right - the signature signum speciale. Document date includes the year from incarnation of the Christ, and the years of Guido's reigns as the King of Italy - three, and as the Emperor - the first: Data .VIIII. kalendas martii indictione .VIIII. anno incarnationis domini .DCCC. XCI. regnante domno Vuidone in Italia anno regni eius .III. imperii illius die prima. Actum Roma in dei nomine feliciter. II. Original, Hand-Written Copies, Editions Original: Institute of History, Russian Academy of Sciences, № ИКДП. V. 643 Hand-written copies: Privilegia ecclesiae Parmensis, Vatican archive; Monumenta Ughelli, Barberini Biblioteca; Gozzi Miscellanea storica, Biblioteca Reale Palatina, Parma. Editions: F. Ughelli, Italia Sacra, t. II, Romae, 1647, col. 191; Idem, t. II, Venetiis, 1717, col. 151. I. Heumann, De Re diplomatica imperatricum augustarum et reginarum Germaniae, Norimbergae, 1749, appendix I, pag. 443. Historiae patraiae monumenta, t. XIII, Augustae Taurin, 1873: G. Porro-Lambertenghi, Codex diplomaticus Langobardiae, col. 579, № CCCXLVIII. Istituto storico Italiano, Fonti per la storia d'Italia, I diplomi di Guido e di Lamberto a cura di Luigi Schiaparelli, volume unico, Roma, 1906, p. VII, 3-56, 63-68. III. Text In nomine sanctae et individue trinitatis. Uuido divina favente clementia imperator augustus. Omnium fidelium nostrorum praesentium scilicet et futurorum comperiat sollertia, quia Uuicbodus, sanctae Parmensis ecclesie venerabilis episcopus et archicapellanus, deprecatus est celsitudinem nostram, ut dilectissimae coniugi nostrae Ageltrudi imperatrici et consortem imperii nostri, monasterium in honore sanctae Agathe, quod dicitur Nouum constructum, situm Ticinensi civitate, quam per preceptum regale illi concesseramus, pietate et auctoritate nostra ei confirmaremus. Nos vero eius precibus optemperantes decrevimus ita fieri. Concedimus igitur et confirmamus dilectissime uxori nostrae Ageltrudi heredibus q[uoque] hac proheredibus suis monasteriu[m su]perius insertum cum omnibus ad[iacentii]s et pertinentiis iuste et legaliter ad eum pertinentibus seu aspitientibus in singulis fundoris et locis, servis et ancillis, utriusque sexus familiis, aldionis, aldionabus, terris, vineis, campis, pratis, silvis, aquis aquarumque decursibus, coltis et incoltis, mobilibus et immobilibus vel quicquit ad ipsum monasterium [per]tinere iuste et legaliter dinoscitur, omnie omnino in integrum. Et iussimus ei hoc nostrae auctoritatis preceptum inde conscribi, per quod decernimus atque iubemus, ut deinceps de supranominatis rebus ipsa suique heredes ac proheredes habeant potestatem iure hereditario habendi, tenendi, fruendi, vendendi, commutandi et nostra imperiali largietate et auctoritate plenissima, sicut lex et iustitia est unicuique homini de suis propriis facere rebus. Quicumque autem huius nostrae munificentiae violator vel invasor extiterit, aut aliq[ua]m violentiam inferre presumpserit, .C. libras auri optimi culpabilis habeatur in pers[olvendu]m, medietatem palatio nostro et medietatem prefate Ageltrudi suisque heredibus vel cuicumque easdem res ei placuerit distribuere. Et ut presens hec largitio nostra in sua permaneat firmitate et ut verius credatur et diligentius ab omnibus observetur, manu propria subter firmavimus et bulla nostra sigillari iussimus. Signum (M) domni Uuidonis, excellentissimi imperatoris. Goderadus notarius advicem Helbunci archicancellarii recognovi et SR. Data .VIIII. kalendas martii indictione .VIIII. anno incarnationis domini .DCCC. XCI. regnante domno Vuidone in Italia anno regni eius .III. imperii illius die prima. Actum Roma in dei nomine feliciter. Amen. IV. Image The Charter of the Emperor Otto I The Description The Diploma of Otto I, issued from the imperial chancellery in Cassano, a small town in province of Cosenza of Calabria, in year 969, for reconfirmation Ingoni's and his successors' right on grounds possession in different counties of empire, is the privilege immunity. The original document, conserved in Archivio Episcopale di Parma, was not known to its first publisher F. Ughelli in 1647, the edition was based on the hand-written copy from Vatican Archive. Ireneo Affo has published Privilegium autographum Ottonis I under the original in the book Storia della citta di Parma in 1792, the digital copy of this book is on a site of Biblioteca Rossiana now. Up the time of the issue of the first volume of a Monumenta Germaniae Historica in 1879, the original diploma was been lost from the episcopal archive of Parma, and the publishers of MGH used the diploma text from the Ughelli's and the Affo's publications. In the corpus of Otto I's documents Diplomata regum et imperatorum Germaniae the sign DO 371 corresponds to the Ingoni's privilege. The digital copy of the MGH is on the site of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek now. The Diploma of Otto I DO 371 is preserved in the single-sheet form on the parchment 41.4 cm x 56.4 cm, the seal was not preserved, the aperture for the bull only has remained [2]. The dorse inscriptions of the late time have remained: Non pertinet ad episcopatum nisi per indirrectum; A; De iurisdictione ecclesie; 969; Rtum (registratum); In istis priuilegiis aparet, qualiter castrum Barceti cum curia est domini episcopi Parmensis; m; F. The text on the face of the parchment with verbal invocation in nomine sancte individuaeque trinitatis, and with the Emperor's intitulation Otto divina ordinante providentia imperator augustus. The bishop of Parma and the chief of imperial chancellery Hubert is the petitor: Hubertum, venerabilem sanctae Parmensis aecclesiae episcopum et archicancellarum. He asks about the privilege for some imperial reliable Ingoni, nostro dilecto fideli. In narratio and dispositio the Ingoni's landship in the Kingdom of Italy are listed: comitatibus videlicet Bulgariensi,Laumellensi, Plumbiensi, Mediolanensм, Euorмensi, Papiensi, Placentini, Parmensi, cortem scilicet de Bercleto, cortem de Ceretano, cortem de Uillanoue, cum castro super sй habente, cortem de Graualona cum castro Cassiolo et Creblado cortem de rMarinasco, cortem de Neutri cum castro Uicogiboin et villam Sazago seu infra civitatem Nouariensem cortem de Ueratelmi cum caftro super sй habente et in Parmense cortem de Tortoliano simul cum castro, cortem de Staderiano cum castro et Uicoferdulfi. The signature of the Emperor includes the monogram: Signum domni Ottonis (monogram) serenissimi augusti (SD). Formula of subscription of the notary Ambrosius instead of the bishop and the archichancellor Hubert: Ambrosius cancellarius advicem Huberti episcopi et archicancellarii recognovit et subscripsit.Document date includes the year from incarnation of the Christ, and the years of Otto I's reigns as Emperor: Data .XIII. kl. mai a[nno dominice inca]rnationis .DCCCCLXVIIII. anno vero domni Ottonis serenissimi augusti .VIII. indictione .XII. Actum in Kalabria in suburbio Cassano. In dei nomine feliciter. Аmen. II. Original, Hand-Written Copies, Editions The Original: Institute of History, Russian Academy of Sciences, № ИКДП. V. 642 The editions: 1.F. Ughelli, Italia Sacra, t. II, Romae, 1647, pag. 202; Idem, t. II, Venetiis, 1717, pag. 158. I. Affo, Storia della citta di Parma, Carmignani, Parma, 1792-1795, tom I. Appendice, pag. 358-359. 3.Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Diplomatum regum et imperatorum Germaniae, tomus I, Hannoverae, 1879-1884, pag. 508-510. Digital editions: 1. Ireneo Affo', Storia della citta' di Parma, Carmignani, Parma, 1792-1795. - Biblioteca Rossiana. http://books.google.com/books?hl=it&as_brr=1&id=yqoBAAAAQAAJ&dq=inauthor%3AIreneo+inauthor%3AAff+&jtp=358 Monumenta Germaniae Historica. - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. http://mdz11.bib-bvb.de/dmgh_new/app/web?action=loadBook&bookId=00000442 III. Text In nomine sancte individuaeque trinitatis. Otto divina ordinante providentia imperator augustus. Si fidelium nostrorum peticionibus, maxime illorum, qui frequenti conamine in nostrae fidelitatis obsequio desudant, aures nostrae serenitatis accomodaverimus, promptiores et devociores eos circa nostrum famulatum effici non est ambiguum. Quocirca noverint omnium sanctae dei aecclesiae fidelium nostrorumque praesentium scilicet ac futurorum industria, cum nos in Kalabria residebamus in confine atque planiciae, que, est inter Cassanum et Petram Sanguinariam, ibique nostro imperiali iure nostris fidelibus tam Kalabris quamque omnibus Italicis Francisque atque Teutonicis leges praeceptaque ordinatim imponeremus, Hubertum, venerabilem sanctae Parmensis aecclesiae episcopum et archicancellarium, nostram adiisse clementiam, quatenus Ingoni, nostro dilecto fideli suisque fмliis, Huberto scilicet atque Ribaldo seu Obberto, eorumque heredibus res et proprмetates sibi quovis titulo scriptionis seu hereditario nomine pertinentes infra regnum Italicum coniacentes nostra preceptali auctoritate confмrmaremus et corroboraremus. Cuius precibus aclinanteset eius fidelitatem non minimam consмderantes concedimus, donamus, largimur atque confirmamus per huius nostri praecepti paginam prefatis Ingoni suisque filiis eorumque heredibus omnem eorum hereditatem a patre vel a matre sibi dimissam seu omnes res et cortes mercata et publicas functiones, quae sibi tam hereditario nomine quamque etiam scriptis quibuscumque pertinere videntur coniacentes infra regnum Italicum in comitatibus videlicet Bulgariensi, Laumellensi, Plumbiensi, Mediolanensм, Euorмensi, Papiensi, Placentini, Parmensi, cortem scilicet de Bercleto, cortem de Ceretano, cortem de Uillanoue, cum castro super sй habente, cortem de Graualona cum castro Cassiolo et Creblado cortem de rMarinasco, cortem de Neutri cum castro Uicogiboin et villam Sazago seu infra civitatem Nouariensem cortem de Ueratelmi cum caftro super sй habente et in Parmense cortem de Tortoliano simul cum castro, cortem de Staderiano cum castro et Uicoferdulfi cum castro necnon ceteras reset predia, que infra pretaxatos comitatus adiacent cum omnibus adiacentiis et pertinentiis suis, ut habeant, teneant firmiterque possмdeant tam ipsi quam sui heredes nostra nostrorumque successorum vel omnium hominum contradictione remota . Concedimus et per hoc nostrum preceptum confirmamus eidem Ingoni et suis filiis eorumque heredibus, ut ex his prenominatis cortibus seu ex cunctis ceteris rebus per cartulas vinditionis, donationis, iudicati seu nostri nostrorumque antecessorum preceptorum paginis sibi suisque datoribus adquisitis cum omnibus adiacentiis et pertinentiis nullus invadere se temptet aut eos disvestire presumat, sed nostra preceptali auctoritate corroborati et confirmati liceat eis prediclas res habere, tenere et quiete possмdere sublata omni controversia. Concedimus etiam et per hunc preceptum confirmamus, ut nullus dux, marchio, comes, vicecomes, sculdassio, gastaldio seu magna par- vaque regni nostri persona prenominatum Ingonem suosque filios eorumque heredes seu homines in eorum prediis residentes ex his prenominatis cortibus et rebus prefatis viris pertinentibus aliquam publicam functionem seu teloneum tollere presumat aut ad placitum ire cogat vel legem eos facere instget nisi prenominatos viros eorumque heredes in nostra nostrorumque successorum presentia et in eorum prediis residentes in sua. Pertimus etiam adyocatos habere et per inquisitionem res suas defendere et ablatas sibi adquirere et si monimina cartarum quovis ingenio perdiderint, hac noftri precepti pagina corroborati investiti maneant et confirmati noflra largitione abita legaliter defendant et ablata legali examinatione requirant omnium hominum eradicata controversia. Si quis autem aliquis presumptor de supradictis cortibus vel rebus eos disvestire aut inquietare sine legali iuditio temptaverit seu aliquem censum vel servitium de omnibus prefatis sine illorum dono acceperit aut quoque modo huius nostri precepti violator extiterit, sciat sй compositurum auri optimi libras centum, medietatem kamere, nostrae et medietatem pretaxatis viris eorumque heredibus. [Quod] ut verius credatur diligentiusque ab omnibus observetur, manu propria roborantes anulum nostrum inferius imprimi iussimus. Signum domni Ottonis (monogram) serenissimi augusti (SD) Ambrosius cancellarius advicem Huberti episcopi et archicancellarii recognovit et subscripsit. Data .XIII. kl. mai a[nno dominice inca]rnationis .DCCCCLXVIIII. anno vero domni Ottonis serenissimi augusti .VIII. indictione .XII. Actum in Kalabria in suburbio Cassano. In dei nomine feliciter. Аmen. IV. Image References 1. С. А. Аннинский. Диплом Оттона I в коллекции Академии Наук СССР. - Вспомогательные исторические дисциплины. М.-Л., 1937. 2. С. А. Аннинский. диплом IX века в собрании Академии Наук СССР. - Вспомогательные исторические дисциплины. М.-Л., 1937. http://mdz11.bib-bvb.de/dmgh_new/app/web?action=loadBook&bookId=00000442   371.   Otto bestätigt seinem Getreuen Ingo und dessen Nachkommen alle Besitzungen   und verleiht ihnen weitgehende processuale Vorrechte. 20 Cassano 969 April 18.   Ughelli Italia sacra ed. 7, 2, 201 ex cod. tabularii Vaticani (U) = ed. II, 2, 158, –   Affò Storia di Parma 1, 358 nº 70 aus damals im bischöflichen Archiv zu Parma befindlichem   Originale (A). – Böhmer Reg. 356. – Stumpf Reg. 464.   In Parma ist weder das Original welches Affò benutzt haben will, noch irgend eine Copie 25 aufzufinden, ebenso wenig in Rom der Codex aus welchem Ughelli schöpfte. Somit auf   beide sehr oft von einander abweichende Drucke angewiesen haben wir allen Grund dem   von Affò den Vorzug zu geben. Der andere strotzt von Fehlern die es sich zum Theil   nicht einmal verlohnte als Varianten zu verzeichnen. Blos in wenigen Worten erwies sich   U. besser als A. Sonst war U. nur noch für die Namen der Ortschaften, deren einige 30 zweifelhaft sind, anzuführen. Wie steht es aber überhaupt mit der Glaubwürdigkeit des   D. und mit der Berufung von Affò auf das Original? Eingang und Schluss des Contextes   sowie das durchaus correcte Protokoll lassen auf It. B. als Schreiber schliessen,   während mehrere Wendungen des übrigen Contextes It. D. als Dictator erkennen lassen.   Dessen Antheil aber kommt bei der Beurtheilung des zweiten Theiles wesentlich in Betracht 35 Es finden sich hier nämlich Bestimmungen über den Gerichtsstand des Empfängers   für welche ich weder aus dem 10. noch aus dem 11. Jh. weitere Belege beizubringen   wüsste, und welche so außerordentlich erscheinen (vgl. Ficker Ital. Forschungen 1, 288 ff.)   dass der Gedanke an Interpolation in späterer Zeit allerdings nahe gelegt wird, wofür   auch noch die stilistischen Fehler in A geltend gemacht werden könnten. Jedoch wie der 40 Erzkanzler Hubert für sich und seinen Anhang überhaupt viel erwirkte (s. DO. 239, 374),   mag er auch Ingo zu besonderen Vorrechten verholfen haben. Zu solcher Annahme veranlasst   mich der Eindruck welchen eben die Fassung der betreffenden Sätze macht. Einige   Sprachformen sind nicht allein für das 10. Jh., sondern speciell für It. D. charakteristisch   Des weiteren widerfährt eben diesem sehr oft aus der Construction zu fallen und 45 für das Verständniss nothwendige Satztheile zu überspringen, und insbesondere wo es   gilt für ausserordentliche Verfügungen erst eine Formel aufzustellen, drückt er sich un   beholfen aus. Auf diese Erwägungen hin trete ich nicht allein für die Glaubwürdigkeit   von DO. 371 ein, sondern beanstande auch nicht die Originalität des für A benutzten   Schriftstьckes.   In nomine sancte et individue trinitatis. Otto divina ordinante providentia 5 imperator augustus. Si fidelium nostrorum petitionibus, maxime illorum qui frequenti   conamine in nostre fidelitatis obsequio desudant, aures nostre serenitatis accommodaverimus   promptiores et devotiores eos circa nostrum famulatum effici non est   ambiguum. Quocirca noverita omnium sancte dei ecclesie fidelium nostrorumque presentium   scilicet et futurorum industria, cum nos in Kalabria residebamusb in confine 10 atque planicie que est inter Cassanum et Petram Sanguinariam, ibique nostro imperiali   iure nostris fidelibus tam Kalabris quamque omnibus Italicis Francisque atque Teutonicis   leges preceptaque ordinatim imponeremus, Hubertum venerabilem sancte Parmensis   ecclesie episcopum et archicancellarium nostram adiisse clementiam; quatenus   Ingoni nostro dilecto fideli suisque filiis, Hubertoc scilicet atque Ribaldo seu Obbertod, 15 eorumque heredibus res et proprietates sibi quovis titulo scriptionis seu hereditario   nomine pertinentes infra regnum Italicum coniacentes nostra preceptali auctoritate   confirmaremus et corroboraremus. Cuius precibus acclinantes et eius fidelitatem non   minimam considerantes concedimus donamus largimur atque confirmamus per huius   nostri precepti paginam prefatis Ingoni suisque filiis eorumque heredibus omnem eorum 20 hereditatem a patre vel a matre sibi dimissam seu omnes res et cortes mercata et   publicas functiones que sibi tam hereditario nomine quamque etiam scriptis quibuscumque   pertinere videntur, coniacentes infrae regnum Italicum in comitatibus videlicet   Bulgariensi, Laumellensi, Plumbiensif, Mediolanensi, Evoriensi, Papiensi, Placentinog;   Parmensi, cortem scilicet de Bercletoh, cortem de Ceretanoi, cortem Villanove cum 25 castro super se habentem, cortem de Gravalonak cum castro Cassiolo et Crebladol,   cortem de Marinasco, cortem de Nevirim cum castro Vicoboinn et villao Sazago, seu   infra civitatem Novariensem cortem de Verictelimp cum castro super se habentem et   in Parmensi cortem de Tortoliano simul cum castro, cortem de Staderiaho cum castro   et Vicoferdulfi cum castro nec non ceteras res et predia que infra pretaxatos comitatus 30 adiacent cum omnibus adiacentiis et pertinentiis suis, ut habeant teneant firmiterque possideant   tam ipsi quam sui heredes, nostra nostrorumque successorum vel omnium hominum   contradictione remota. Concedimus et per hoc nostrum preceptum confirmamus eidem   Ingoni et suis filiis eorumque heredibus, ut ex his prenominatis cortibus seu ex cunctis   ceteris rebus per cartulas vinditionis donationis iudicati seu nostri nostrorumque antecessorum 35 preceptorum paginis sibi suisque datoribusq adquisitis cum omnibus adiacentiis   et pertinentiis suis nullus invadere temptet aut eos disvestire presumat, sed   nostra preceptali auctoritate corroborati et confirmati liceat eis predictas res habere   tenere et quiete possidere, sublata omni controversia. Concedimus etiam et per hunc   preceptum confirmamus, ut nullus dux marchio comes vicecomes sculdassio gastaldio 40 seu magnar parvaque nostri regni persona prenominatum Ingonem suosque filios eorumque   heredes seu homines in eorum prediis residentes ex his prenominatis cortibus et   rebus prefatis viris pertinentibus aliquam publicam functionem seu teloneum tollere   presumat aut ad placitum redigat vel legem eos facere instiget, nisi prenominatos   viros eorumque heredes in nostra nostrorumque successorum presentia et in eorum   prediis residentes in sua [legem facere volumus]s, verum etiam advocatos habere ett   per inquisitionem res suas defendere et ablatas sibi adquirere et, si monimina chartarum   quovis ingenio perdiderint, hac nostri precepti pagina corroborati investiti maneant   et confirmati nostra largitione abita legaliter defendant et ablata legali examinatione 5 requirant, omnium hominum eradicata controversia. Si quis autem aliquis presumptor   de supradictis cortibus vel rebus eos disvestire aut inquietare sine legali   iudicio tentaverit seu aliquem censum vel servitium de omnibus prefatis sine illorum   donou acceperit aut quoquo modo huius nostri precepti violator extiterit, sciat se   compositurum auri optimi libras centum, medietatem kamere nostre et medietatem 10 pretaxatis viris eorumque heredibus. Et ut verius credatur diligentiusque ab omnibus   observetur, manu propria roborantes anulum nostrum inferius imprimi iussimus.   Signum domni (M.)v Ottonis serenissimi augusti.   Ambrosius cancellarius advicem Huberti episcopi et archicancellarii recognovit   et subscripsit. (SI.) 15 Data XIIII. kal. mai. anno dominice incarnationis DCCCCLXVIIII, anno vero domni   Ottonis serenissimi augusti VII, indictione XII; actum in Kalabria in suburbio Cassano;   in dei nomine feliciter amen. Oblivion, Memory, and Irony in Medieval Montecassino: Narrative Strategies of the “Chronicles of St. Benedict of Cassino”, by Luigi Andrea Berto, in Journal “Viator “, vol. 38, No. 1, 2007, Brepols Publishers. http://brepols.metapress.com/content/3v21025756738615/ abstract The dissolution of the Lombard political unity in southern Italy and the Muslim military activities in that area rendered the ninth century a crucial yet troubled period for the history of this part of the Italian peninsula. The abbey of Montecassino was deeply affected by those events as well. Its riches, in fact, made it an easy target for the Muslims, who, after imposing heavy tributes on the monastery, sacked and destroyed it in 883. Several years had to pass before Saint Benedict’s monks could return to Montecassino. In the difficult period of exile they put a lot of effort in the reconstruction of their community’s identity as well as in reaffirming its role as repository of southern Italy’s memory. In this process of reconstruction the texts known as the “Chronicles of Saint Benedict of Cassino” had the fundamental task of describing as well as explaining the events that had provoked the crisis of southern Lombard Italy. History in fragments: Montecassino's politics of memory Walter Pohl Copyright 2001 Blackwell Publishers Ltd ABSTRACT Most of what we know about the history of the Lombard principalities of southern Italy was preserved by the monks of Montecassino. Their perception of past and present from the ninth to the early eleventh century can be studied in three manuscripts that contain a variety of short texts with abundant corrections and marginal notes – a construction kit for the social memory of a monastic community that was never turned into a coherent narrative. Through examining these sometimes disparate fragments, we get a rare glimpse at the practices of writing in an early medieval monastery, and can begin to understand which texts mattered and why. Early Medieval Europe Volume 10 Issue 3, Pages 343 - 374 Monumenta Germaniae Historica digital bsbdmgh.bsb.lrz-muenchen.de/dmgh_new/app/web?action=loadBook&bookId=00000858