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Libri feudorum
Italian compilation of customs
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feudalism
- In feudalism: Origins of the idea
…from the Middle Ages—especially the Libri feudorum (“Book of Fiefs”), an Italian compilation of customs relating to property holding, which was made in the 12th century and incorporated into Roman law—led historians and lawyers to search for the origins of contemporary feudal institutions in the Middle Ages.
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