تاريخ علم الوثائق : المقدمات و اللبنات الأولى

Abstract EN

The paper aims to elaborate the prehistory of Diplomatics, and how certain disciplines were the foundations of that science.

In this regard, the paper nasalizes the previous efforts before Mabillon's book had come out in 1681.

During Renaissance, different approaches and contexts have been constructed and developed, although the critique of documents erupted at the heart of political conflicts, it rapidly dominated other aspects in Europe.

However, the humanists payed more attention to the importance of studying other cultural materials, including manuscripts and archival documents.

On the other hand, the catholic reform has its rule in developing approaches to deal with manuscripts and archival documents.

All these aspects and efforts were the basis in which Mabillon laid his work.

The paper is an attempt to has close look at these contexts in which Diplomatics has been established, and seeks to raise more questions about Mabillon work, and how we could/should go beyond this stage to rethink about adding new chapters in Diplomatics.

Methodology : the paper uses Postmodernism as a context in which we could analyse the background of the Diploma tics principals.

While its main questionnaire is how to develop Diploma tics as discipline within the humanities sciences.