The Impact of Urban Development on the Legal Discourse of Late Medieval Portugal (POR)

Authors

  • Adelaida Pereira Millán Costa Open University / Institute for Medieval Studies (FCSH-UNL) , Universidade Aberta/ Instituto de Estudos Medievais (FCSH-UNL)

Keywords:

towns and cities, legal discourse, compilations of laws

Abstract

This paper argues that the study of references to towns and cities in Portuguese legal compilations from the Late Middle Ages provides interesting insights into the status assigned to such urban centres within the Kingdom’s political system, as well as into the mental frame of reference used by both legislators and compilers.

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Author Biography

  • Adelaida Pereira Millán Costa, Open University / Institute for Medieval Studies (FCSH-UNL), Universidade Aberta/ Instituto de Estudos Medievais (FCSH-UNL)

    Doctora en Historia Medieval. Profesora de Historia Medieval. Departamento de Ciências Sociais e de Gestão, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, Palácio Ceia, Rua da Escola Politécnica, nº 141-147, 1269-001 (Lisboa).

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Published

2017-03-05

Issue

No. 15 (2014): Manifestations of the Urban Impact in the Late Middle Ages

Section

MONOGRAPHIC DOSSIER

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How to Cite

The Impact of Urban Development on the Legal Discourse of Late Medieval Portugal (POR). (2017). Edad Media. Revista De Historia, 15, 59-78. https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/edadmedia/article/view/420