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Making agreements in medieval Catalonia : power, order, and the written word, 1000-1200 / Adam J. Kosto

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001

1 Online-Ressource (xix, 366 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Englisch

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.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

978-0-511-49653-0 ( : ebook)

978-0-521-79239-4 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-0-521-03785-3 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe)

OCoLC: 704461589     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/CBO9780511496530

HN590.C36

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LOC-SH: Oaths -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History -- To 1500 ; Feudalism -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History ; Juristic acts -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History -- To 1500 ; Power (Social sciences) -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History -- To 1500

Power (Social sciences) ; Spain ; Catalonia ; History ; To 1500 ; Juristic acts ; Spain ; Catalonia ; History ; To 1500 ; Oaths ; Spain ; Catalonia ; History ; To 1500 ; Feudalism ; Spain ; Catalonia ; History

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 which they engendered in what is generally thought of as 'feudal society'. 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