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List of abbreviations; 1. The early Middle Ages: a comparative approach;2. A historical and institutional profile of the Roman empire in the fourthand fifth centuries; 3. Excursus I: 'barbarians'; 4. Historical andinstitutional profiles of the 'new dominations'; 5. Excursus II: the days ofthe week; 6. Excursus III: Anglo-Saxon charters; 7. Consensus by assembly; 8.Excursus IV: authority and consensus in judicial decisions; 9. Publicallegiance; 10. Excursus V: the Anglo-Saxon writ; 11. Private allegiance; 12.Open legal systems; 13. Excursus VI: textual 'coincidences' in documentaryforms; Chronology of popes and sovereigns; Appendix of sources; Bibliography;Index.