The materiality of debt to Jews in England, 1194-1276

Irwin, Dean

Abstract

Acknowledgements of debt have long been used in the study of medieval Anglo-Jewish moneylending activities. Such studies have been primarily based upon a socio-economic approach. In contrast, this paper is based upon an analysis of the material, palaeographic, and linguistic features. It commences by charting the legislation which governed the production of acknowledgements, and the extent to which this was adhered to, before highlighting the aspects of the text which have previously been neglected but provide an important, additional, dimensions to the historiography.

Citation

Irwin, D. (2018). The materiality of debt to Jews in England, 1194-1276. #Journal not on list, 49, 56-71. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.jhs.2017v49.045

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 18, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Mar 30, 2018
• Publication Date: Mar 30, 2018
• Deposit Date: May 2, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: May 8, 2024
• Journal: Jewish Historical Studies: Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 49
• Article Number: 4
• Pages: 56-71
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.jhs.2017v49.045