Urbarium
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Urbarium is a term that means a register of fief ownership and includes the rights and benefits that the fief holder has over his serf
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s and peasants. It is an important economic and legal source of medieval and early modern feudalism
Feudalism
Feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, which, broadly defined, was a system for ordering society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.Although derived from the...

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Urbarium were also used to record land rent and stock. Depending on the region and writing materials for these lists they are also called; Salbuch, Berain, Heberegister, Erdbuch (census
Census
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 book) Zins-Rödel or Rodel.

The term is from the Old High German
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...

 ur-beran or the Middle High German
Middle High German
Middle High German , abbreviated MHG , is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and 1350. It is preceded by Old High German and followed by Early New High German...

 erbern for "bring", "create" or "an income derived". It is used for economic, administrative or legal purposes and is a directory of real estate, taxation and the services owed a land holder (such as a monastery or minor noble). The panels of the Urbarium, which may be recopied several times to create a clean copy, are either stored as a scroll or the strips of parchment were sewn together to create a codex
Codex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...

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