Une source à revisiter : les lettres de provision de charges (1643-1715)

Caroline Le Mao (1)

1 CEMMC - Centre d'études des mondes moderne et contemporain

Using 350 « lettres de provisions de charge » related to the magistrates of the parlement of Bordeaux, in charge between 1643 and 1715, this article aims at showing that this document, usually considered as a common and poor source, is essential to lead a statistical study of the careers, an approach that was renewed, due to the use of informatics in historical researches. Moreover, this source can be used for more atypical studies, if we consider what is out of the ordinary.

Domaines: Histoire

Caroline Le Mao. Une source à revisiter : les lettres de provision de charges (1643-1715). Histoire, économie et société, 2012, 31e année (1), ⟨10.3917/hes.121.0037⟩. ⟨hal-01936431⟩