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Making agreements in medieval Catalonia : power, order, and the written word, 1000-1200 / Adam J. Kosto.
- Title
- Making agreements in medieval Catalonia : power, order, and the written word, 1000-1200 / Adam J. Kosto.
- Author
- Kosto, Adam J.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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- Description
- xix, 366 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This study examines the role of written agreements in eleventh- and twelfth-century Catalonia, and how they determined the social and political order." "By tracing the fate of these agreements - or convenientiae - from their first appearance to the late twelfth century, it is possible to demonstrate the remarkable stability of the fluid structures that they engendered in what is generally thought of as "feudal society." The opportunity presented by these records to examine the process of documentary change reveals the true nature and pace of the "transformation of the year 1000." Analysis of the convenientia as an instrument of power and its interaction with oral practices contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of the written word in medieval societies Finally, a broad historiographical context establishes the significance of this study of Catalonia for a more general appreciation of the medieval Mediterranean world. The book thus raises in a forceful way many of the questions most intensely debated by historians of medieval Europe."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 51
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought 4th ser., 51.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-345) and indexes.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. The First Convenientia: Social and Documentary Change Around the Year 1000. The documentary context. Early Catalan convenientiae, c. 1021-50. Convenientiae and the "crisis" of Catalan society -- 2. Making Agreements. Castle tenure and military service. Structures of power in convenientiae. Treaties. Dispute settlement. Exploiting the land. Family settlements. Promises -- 3. Keeping Agreements. Penalty clauses. Sureties. Procedure. Case studies: Pallars and Empuries/Rossello. Oaths -- 4. Foundations (The Eleventh Century). Counts. Lay aristocracy. Episcopal castles. Monastic military lordship -- 5. Fortunes (The Twelfth Century). Renewal. Conflict. Change -- 5. Writing and Power. Administration. The Usatges de Barcelona.
- ISBN
- 0521792398
- LCCN
- ^^^00062162^
- OCLC
- 44750784
- SCSB-10429163
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library