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Specifically, diplomatics is a branch of study that seeks clues as to the Provenance of written documents, especially Handwritten documents. It seeks to validate or disconfirm the alleged origin and authenticity of written documents by studying:
The name ''diplomatics'' was first coined for this science by the documents from the Abbey Of Saint-Denis by the Jesuit Daniel Van Papenbroek . During the Middle Ages , the production of spurious Charter s and other documents was common, either to provide written documentation of existing rights or to bolster the plausibility of claimed rights. After Mabillon's work, a livelier awareness of the potential for forged or spurious documents became much more important, both for students of History and of Law . The study of diplomatics is important for History , to determine whether alleged historical documents are in fact true or Forgeries . For the same reason, diplomatics occasionally comes into play in Law . Some famous cases involving diplomatics issues include:
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A diplomatic edition is one produced as an exact copy of the original. (The term semi-diplomatic is also used for a partial transcription/partial amendation WEB LINKS Virtual Library Historical Auxiliary Sciences - Diplomatics |
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