The Definition of a 'New' Landholding Lexicon in the Charters of Farfa
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https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-2214/12863Keywords:
Early Middle Ages, 8th-9th centuries, Lazio, Sabina, Register of Farfa, fundus, curtis, casalisAbstract
This paper discusses the usage and meaning of the terms fundus, curtis and casalis that appear in the documents regarding the Abbey of Farfa’s possessions in the Sabine-Tiberine area. The persistence of the fundi seems to suggest that the principles of Roman cadastral organisation were still effective in defining territorial arrangements, despite the introduction of significant structural and management innovations, particularly the curtes. As for the term casalis, it is shown to derive from the works of late antique land-surveyors, who used it to refer to uncultivated or partially uncultivated lands on the borders of the fundi.
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