Medieval France and Her Pyrenean Neighbours : Studies in Early Institutional History

"This collection of essays makes an important contribution to our knowledge of feudalism and finance in France and Spain. Divided into four sections, it covers the use rulers made of courts, parlements, and assemblies for ceremonial, political and fiscal purposes; the institutional formation of Catalonia; comparative studies of France, Catalonia and Aragon in the twelfth century; and monetary and fiscal policies of contemporary rulers."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Contents......Page 10 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 12 List of Illustrations......Page 14 I. CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION......Page 16 1 An Early Provincial Assembly: The General Court of Agenais in the Thirteenth Century......Page 18 2 A General Court of Aragon (Daroca, February 1228)......Page 46 3 Negotiations for Taxes under Alfonse of Poitiers......Page 64 4 Consultative Functions in the King's Parlements (1250–1314)......Page 90 5 The General Assemblies of Philip the Fair: Their Character Reconsidered......Page 112 II. THE RISE OF CATALONIA......Page 138 6 The Rise of Catalonia: Identity, Power, and Ideology in a Twelfth-Century Society......Page 140 7 Feudalism in Twelfth-Century Catalonia......Page 168 8 Une Paix peu connue pour le Roussillon (A.D. 1173)......Page 194 9 Ramon de Caldes (c. 1135–1199): Dean of Barcelona and Royal Servant......Page 202 10 An 'Unknown Charter' for Catalonia (A.D. 1205)......Page 214 III. COMPARATIVE STUDIES......Page 228 11 The Organized Peace in Southern France and Catalonia (c. 1140-c. 1233)......Page 230 12 The Problem of Feudal Monarchy: Aragon, Catalonia and France......Page 252 13 Some Characteristics of Mediterranean Territorial Power in the Twelfth Century......Page 272 14 Les Comptes des Domaines au temps de Philippe Auguste: Essai Comparatif......Page 280 IV. FISCAL EXPLOITATION AND COINAGE......Page 300 15 Credit, Prices and Agrarian Production in Catalonia: A Templar Account (1180-1188)......Page 302 16 'Quanto Personam Tuam' (X 2.24.18): Its Original Significance......Page 318 17 Sur les Origines du Monedatge: Quelques Textes Inedits......Page 340 18 Coinages of Barcelona (c. 1209-1222): The Documentary Evidence......Page 354 19 The Finances of the Young James I (1213-1228)......Page 366 20 Coinages and Royal Monetary Policy in Languedoc during the Reign of Saint Louis......Page 408 21 Confirmatio Monete à Narbonne au XIIIe Siècle......Page 436 A......Page 442 B......Page 444 C......Page 446 E......Page 450 F......Page 451 G......Page 452 H......Page 454 K......Page 455 L......Page 456 M......Page 457 O......Page 459 P......Page 460 R......Page 463 S......Page 465 T......Page 467 V......Page 468 Z......Page 469

This collection of essays makes an important contribution to our knowledge of feudalism and finance in France and Spain. Divided into four sections, it covers the use rulers made of courts, parlements, and assemblies for ceremonial, political and fiscal purposes; the institutional formation of Catalonia; comparative studies of France, Catalonia and Aragon in the twelfth century; and monetary and fiscal policies of contemporary rulers.