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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778978003321

Titolo

Feudal society in medieval France : documents from the County of Champagne / / translated and edited by Theodore Evergates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 1993

©1993

ISBN

1-283-21093-2

9786613210937

0-8122-0046-2

0-585-19686-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvii, 162 pages)

Collana

Middle Ages series

Altri autori (Persone)

EvergatesTheodore

Disciplina

944/.3

Soggetti

Feudalism - France - Champagne-Ardenne - History

Social history - Medieval, 500-1500

Champagne-Ardenne (France) History Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Governance of a Feudal State -- 2. Family Affairs -- 3. Feudal Affairs and Lordship -- 4. The Crusades -- 5. Acts of Violence, Liberality, and Charity -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Theodore Evergates has assembled, translated, and annotated some two hundred documents from the country of Champagne into a sourcebook that focuses on the political, economic, and legal workings of a feudal society, uncovering the details of private life and social history that are embedded in the official records.