Catalunya carolíngia and the public nature of the great domain according to legal documents from the 9th and 10th centuries Authors Josep Maria Salrach Institut d'Estudis Catalans Abstract With the publication of all Catalan documents prior to the year 1000 in Catalunya carolíngia, the research into this period is now set to move forward on many fronts. This article shows this via a study of legal documents which shed light on social groups and their conflicts and reveal how the rulers used the villas and control over the public properties and rights in them to organise the government, capture the surplus and create the great domain that was the forerunner to the seigneuries.Keywords: villa, public properties and rights, servitium, fiscum, allodium, domain, aprisio Author Biography Josep Maria Salrach, Institut d'Estudis Catalans Josep Maria Salrach (Llinars del Vallès, 1945) holds a Bachelor’s and PhD from the Universitat de Barcelona. He has taught at the Universitat de Barcelona and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He specialises in history from the High Middle Ages and is the author of numerous books, including El procés de feudalització, segles III-XII (1987), Catalunya a la fi del primer mil·lenni (2004) and Justícia i poder a Catalunya abans de l’any mil (2013). Downloads PDF Issue No. 14 (2021): Catalan Historical Review Section English Version License Submission of a manuscript to Catalan Historical Review implies: that the work described has not been published before, including publication on the World Wide Web (except in the form of an Abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that all coauthors have agreed to its publication. The corresponding author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material and will act on behalf of any and all co-authors regarding the editorial review and publication processes.If an article is accepted for publication in Catalan Historical Review, the authors (or other copyright holder) must transfer to the journal the copyright, which covers the right —not exclusive— to reproduce and distribute the article including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature. Nevertheless, all articles in Catalan Historical Review will be available on the internet to any reader at no cost. The journal allows users to freely download, copy, print, distribute, search, and link to the full text of any article, provided the authorship and source of the published article is cited. The copyright owner’s consent does not include copying for new works, or resale.In these cases, the specific written permission of Catalan Historical Review must first be obtained.Authors are requested to create a link to the published article on the journal’s website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: ‘‘The original publication is available on LINK at http://revistes.iec.cat/chr/. Please use the appropriate URL for the article in LINK. Articles disseminated via LINK are indexed, abstracted, and referenced by many abstracting and information services, bibliographic networks, subscription agencies, library networks, and consortia. ISSN: 2013-4088 (electronic edition); 2013-407X (print edition)
