Chronique romane

The Chronique romane ("romance chronicle") or Chronicle of Montpellier (French: Chronique de Montpellier) is an Old Occitan and Middle French chronicle of the city of Montpellier. The Chronique was probably made for the use of town officials, who would have wanted a record of local history for help in administration and in forging civic pride. The recording of town officials, such as council members, was also important, and in two manuscripts the Chronique is found along with the Charte de 1204, a compilation of local customary law.[1] Its annalistic format was typical of civic chronicles of the same period.[2]

  1. ^ Jeffrey S. Widmayer, "The Chronicle of Montpellier H119: Text, Translation and Commentary," The Medieval Chronicle IV, ed. Erik Kooper (Rodopi, 2006), 233.
  2. ^ Cf. the Annales Flores and Annales Paulini.