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Altokzitanisches Wörterbuch. Dictionnaire de l’occitan médiéval

• Germany
• Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Dictionary
• Completed

In the Middle Ages, Old Occitan (formerly “Old Provençal”) was a literary and cultural language, the influence of which extended far beyond the frontiers of Southern France. It was also the language of the troubadours, whose songs had a decisive impact on the love poetry of the European literatures during the Middle Ages.

The only comprehensive portrayal of the Old Occitan vocabulary to have…

AGATE-ID: PR48

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Handschriftencensus (HSC). Kompetenzzentrum ’Deutschsprachige Handschriften des Mittelalters’

• Germany
• Academy of Sciences and Literature | Mainz
• Collection
• Running

Written sources are – like art and buildings – integral parts of the cultural heritage, whose preservation, indexing and provision are central social duties. The knowledge of the past is principally based on texts, that more or less accidentally escaped destruction. These records preserve the knowledge, the faith, the tales, the visions and dreams of the people. They give testimony of past…

AGATE-ID: PR64

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