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The Martinelli, Gregory of Tours, and the construction of the past in Carolingian Europe
- Abstract:
- This article investigates the construction of the past in Carolingian Europe by focusing on the ‘Martinelli’, a family of manuscripts that contain texts related to the cult of Martin of Tours (d. 397). The article focuses particularly on the presentation of the writings of Gregory of Tours (d. 594) within these manuscripts. Two codices are used as case studies: Berlin, MS Phillipps 1877 and Paris, BnF, MS Lat. 10848. This analysis sheds new light on when the earliest Martinellus was compiled, the reception of Gregory of Tours and the agency of scribes in shaping conceptions of the past in the Carolingian period.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/s0022046925101851
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Journal of Ecclesiastical History More from this journal
- Pages:
- 1-31
- Publication date:
- 2026-05-19
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-10-09
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1469-7637
- ISSN:
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0022-0469
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English
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2421362
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pubs:2421362
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2026-05-19
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- Copyright holder:
- John Merrington
- Copyright date:
- 2026
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- © The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
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