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Title:
Religion, Dynasty and Patronage in Rome, c.440-840

Subject Categories:
Cultural history - History
Ecclesiastical and religious history - History
Population history - History
Social history - History
Religion and values - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
Leyser, C., University of Manchester. Department of History

Principal Investigator(s):
Leyser, C., University of Manchester. Department of History
Hillner, J., University of Manchester. Department of History
Pilsworth, C., University of Manchester. Department of History

Sponsor(s):
Arts and Humanities Research Board

Other Acknowledgements:
In 1997/98, the University of Manchester Research and Graduate Support Unit funded the creation of a prototype database, 'Family and Monastery in Sixth-Century Rome'. The database was designed and implemented by Marios Costambeys, then in the Department of History at the University of Manchester (now at the University of Liverpool)

Abstract:
Religion, Dynasty, and Patronage in Rome, c.440-c.840 aims to offer a new approach to the social history of Christianity in Europe in the formative period from the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire to the rise of the Carolingians. By compiling a relational database of patronage (both ecclesiastical and secular) in Rome from the mid-fifth to the mid-ninth centuries, the project seeks to make visible the social basis of the much-discussed process of 'Christianization.' The goal of the database is to make possible new kinds of comparative work through the 'levelling' effect of entering data from sources and periods not usually considered together. It also aims at making some of the sources (narrative sources, inscriptions, charters) directly available to users.




Main Topics:
The database covers patronage transactions in the city of Rome (including the suburban basilicas) from the mid-fifth to the mid-ninth centuries. The database includes different sources for patronage such as narrative sources, inscriptions, charters and letters. Due to the broad variety of source types, a relational database model was employed where several aspects of patronage such as the birth place of donors, the places where a transaction has been issued and the location of particular objects are related to this sources.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 440-840
Dates of Fieldwork: 01 September 1999-31 December 2002
Country: Italy
Geography: Rome
Spatial Units: no spatial units
Observation Units: Text units (documents/chapters/words)
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Alpha/numeric data

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Patronage transaction in the city of Rome and suburban basilicas

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials
Data Sources: Please refer to study documentation

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English, Latin
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 10 August 2005

Copyright:
Data Collection: Copyright Conrad Leyser and Julia Hillner Department of History, University of Manchester Original Source Material: See bibliographical details of published sources

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