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Day of Reckoning : Power and Accountability in Medieval France /

Day of Reckoning: Power and Accountability in Medieval France applies recent approaches to literacy, legal studies, memory, ritual, and the manorial economy to reexamine the transformation of medieval power. Highlighting the relationship of archives and power, it draws on the rich documentary source...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Berkhofer, Robert F., 1966-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Fragmentary Past? Monastic History, Memory, and Patrimony
  • 2. Written Comprehension of Land and Signs of an Administrative Mentality
  • 3. Ministering and Administering: Abbots as Catalysts of Change
  • 4. Discipline and Service Inside and Outside the Cloister
  • Conclusion: Accountability, Writing, and Rule by 1200
  • Appendix A: The Cartularies of Saint-Bertin
  • Appendix B: The Cartulary of Three Crosses
  • Appendix D: Abbatial and Monastic Acts: Saint-Vaast, Saint-Bertin, and Saint-Denis
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments