Byzantine imperial chancery
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The Byzantine imperial chancery was the central administrative office of the Byzantine Empire responsible for drafting, authenticating, and issuing official documents and decrees of the emperor.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine institution
ⓘ
government office ⓘ imperial chancery ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Byzantine emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| developed |
Byzantine diplomatic formulas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine documentary script traditions ⓘ |
| documentForm |
chrysobull
ⓘ
imperial chrysobull charter ⓘ pronoia grant ⓘ prostagma ⓘ sigillion ⓘ |
| employed |
calligraphers
ⓘ
notaries ⓘ scribes ⓘ sealers ⓘ secretaries ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomatics
ⓘ
document production ⓘ imperial administration ⓘ |
| governingBody | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Great Palace of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Orthodox monastic documentary practice
ⓘ
medieval Balkan chanceries ⓘ medieval Georgian chanceries ⓘ medieval Russian chanceries ⓘ |
| location | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
authenticating imperial documents
ⓘ
drafting imperial documents ⓘ issuing imperial decrees ⓘ production of chrysobulls ⓘ production of diplomatic correspondence ⓘ production of imperial charters ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
archiving imperial documents
ⓘ
authentication of imperial signatures ⓘ formal style of imperial documents ⓘ protocol of imperial correspondence ⓘ verification of imperial orders ⓘ |
| significantFor |
study of Byzantine bureaucracy
ⓘ
study of Byzantine diplomatics ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
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Late Byzantine period ⓘ Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Greek language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin language ⓘ |
| usedSeal |
golden bull
ⓘ
imperial seal ⓘ |
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