Place of authentication

A place of authentication (Hungarian: hiteleshely; Latin: locus credibilis) was a characteristic institution of medieval Hungarian law.[1] Places of authentication were cathedral chapters and monasteries authorized to provide notarial services, including the issuing of authentic copies of documents.[2][3]

References
  1. Engel 2001, p. 122.
  2. Rady 2000, p. 70.
  3. Engel 2001, p. 123.

Sources
  • Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 978-1-86064-061-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Rady, Martyn (2000). Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary. Palgrave. ISBN 0-333-80085-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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