Chartularium Universitatis Parisiensis: Volume 1, Ab anno MCC usque ad annum MCCLXXXVI: Sub auspiciis consilii generalis facultatum parisiensium

An Austrian Dominican priest, Heinrich Denifle (1844–1905) carried out painstaking research in the archives of the Vatican and in libraries throughout Europe, resulting in several major publications on medieval history and theology. In 1887 he was appointed to edit the medieval records of the University of Paris, with the assistance of the palaeographer Emile Chatelaine (1851–1933). Paris was the centre of theological learning in Europe in the Middle Ages, and the records here contain impor...