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

Publisher's description: 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, i...

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Main Author: Kosto, Adam J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Series:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 51.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The first convenientia : social and documentary change around the year 1000
  • 2. Making agreements
  • 3. Keeping agreements
  • 4. Foundations (the eleventh century)
  • 5. Fortunes (the twelfth century)
  • 6. Writing and power.