This weekend, an academic congress will be held at the University of Trier which has the support of the Catalan Center of Luxembourg. the congress, which brings together renowned experts from the European university world, door by title “Utility and decorum: ceremonial and symbolic communication in the Palatine laws“. You can see the full program here.
From Friday 10 at 1pm until Sunday 12 has 12, to Trier City Library (Weberbach department, Weberbach 25, D-54290 Sort) you will have the opportunity to follow this congress.
He Palatine laws is a 14th century incunabula written in Catalan in the time of King Jaume III of Mallorca. Fleeing from the Balearic court to the south of France, the king took the manuscript away. With this escape to the north, the rules of behavior contained in the book inspired courtly protocols throughout Europe.
In summary, in case anyone didn't know, the oldest book of courtly customs and customs in the world was written in Catalan and is preserved today in Trier, German city a few kilometers from Luxembourg.