La escritura medieval de la Corona de Aragón (1137-1474)

2020

In this study, we analyze concisely the evolution of the forms adopted by the script of the Crown of Aragon, from 1137 until 1474. The chronological period analyzed includes the formal variations of the gothic and the humanistic ones. We have not only described the external aspect and the chronology for both of them, but we have also tried to rebuild the different contexts of use of the writing and the formal characteristics that it adopted, as far as the different functionality is concer­ned. Given that the most studied field is the Royal Cancillería, its documentation forms the leading thread of this article. Moreover, ocher material (epigraphic, phylactery, from books, etc.) will allow u…