Source study
Chordology is a branch of historical science that studies the origin of historical sources, the theory and practice of their use in historical research, the structure and functions of the source base. The subject of historical sources studies are the laws of the origin of historical sources and their reflection of the historical process, their functioning in historical research, the place of source study in the system of historical science. Tasks of source study: ▪ development of the main principles of research of the source base; ▪ developing principles and methods ...