Paleography and diplomatics: genesis, evolution and current trends

Abstract

This article presents a succinct vision of the current state of the Paleography and Diplomatcs. Approaches his birth in the 17th century as auxiliary sciences of the history and of the philology in the area of the History of the Church. Later, it follows his evolution in the context of the birth and consolidation of the historical-critical method, of the classification and systematizing of the writing, the diverse schools of the 19th century, up to his scientific consolidation at the beginning of the 20th century. The new draft is born in mind paleographic from 1930 (A. Gieysztor and I. Hajnal) and the History of the written culture (A. Petrucci, A.B. Langeli …). His evolution is studied in addition in Spain. Later are examined the epistemologics budgets of the different historics paradigms as base of the acceptance or putting concerning the study of the sources. One concludes with the step of the erudite and descriptive paleography to a history of the uses of the writing.