An afterword to the special collection 'New Approaches to Medieval Court Records'. The piece reflects on the role of law courts in medieval and early modern state formation, and offers critical assessment of the state of the field, examining chronological and geographical limitations to current scholarship.

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后记：法院记录与国家成长1100–1800

特别收藏“中世纪法院记录的新方法”的后记。该文章反映了法院在中世纪和早期现代国家形成中的作用，并提供了对领域状况的批判性评估，研究了当前奖学金在时间和地理上的局限性。