"Let Us See What Is Meant by the Word Recorde"

Concepts of Record from the Middle Ages to the Early 20th Century

  • Geoffrey Yeo

Résumé

En prenant comme point de départ la discussion sur “ce que signifie le mot Recorde” dans un ouvrage de William Lambard datant de 1581, cet article examine le développement des idées conceptuelles autour de la notion anglo- phone de records, du Moyen Âge aux premières années du XXe siècle. Après avoir examiné la conception médiévale du record en tant que témoignage oral de jugements légaux, l’article explique comment les concepts de record en Angleterre se sont progressivement étendus pour englober les textes écrits, et il retrace le passage d’une association exclusive avec les cours de justice à la perception que les records peuvent être créés, conservés, et utilisés dans un éventail de contextes beaucoup plus large. L’article examine également l’évolution des relations terminologiques entre « records » et « archives » ainsi que la diffusion de la conception anglaise du record dans d’autres pays anglophones. Il se termine par une brève exploration des jonctions entre les débats plus anciens autour de la portée du terme record et ceux du discours professionnel actuel.

Biographie de l'auteur-e

Geoffrey Yeo

Geoffrey Yeo is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University College London, UK, and a member of the editorial board of Archivaria. With more than 40 years’ experience as an archival practitioner, consultant, and educator, he is the author of numerous books, book chapters, and articles on many aspects of archives and records management. In his article in this issue, Yeo refers to the pioneering cataloguing project instigated in England in 1323 by the royal Treasurer, Bishop Walter de Stapeldon, and he is pleased to acknowledge a personal connection: as an undergraduate at Oxford in the 1970s, he was a beneficiary of Bishop Stapeldon’s generosity when he was the fortunate holder of a Stapeldon scholarship. Although now retired from professional practice, he continues to be active as a researcher and writer and as a speaker at conferences on archival topics.

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Publié-e
2022-05-20
Comment citer
Yeo, Geoffrey. 2022. « "Let Us See What Is Meant by the Word Recorde": Concepts of Record from the Middle Ages to the Early 20th Century ». Archivaria 93 (mai), 6-41. https://www.archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/13833.
Numéro
Archivaria 93 (Printemps 2022)
Rubrique
Articles

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