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Fragment of a chronicle by Martin von Troppau, (+1278), Chronicon Pontificum et Imperatorum

Date
1400 - 1499
Archive
Maresme County Archive
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ACM70-356-T2-259
Link to the online document
Description

This fragment belongs to the chronicle Chronicon Pontificum et Imperatorum, the work of Martin von Troppau, a Dominican chronicler of the 13th century. The text offers a synthesis of the succession of popes and emperors, and was widely spread in medieval Europe. Its uniqueness lies in its presence in a Catalan archive, a fact that demonstrates the circulation of European historical knowledge in Catalonia. This document is a valuable testimony of the intellectual connection between the Catalan territories and the Latin world, and reflects the interest in institutional memory and the legitimacy of power.