{"product_id":"medieval-towns-9781442600911","title":"Medieval Towns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis exciting new collection of documents from across Europe gives a fresh perspective and sharp taste of everyday life in a medieval town. The sources range from the standard chronicles and charters to the less often viewed accounts of marriage disputes, urban women, families, the environment, the dangers of town life, and civic ritual. Deliberately wide-ranging, these sources acknowledge the contributions of other disciplines—such as archaeology, architecture, demography, law, and environmental studies—to our understanding of urban life in the Middle Ages. Towns from Spain to Germany to Russia are covered, while the focus is on the more urbanized regions of medieval Europe, particularly Italy, the Low Countries, France, and England. In all, 150 primary sources are included, 35 of which are translated for this volume from Latin, Old French, Anglo-Norman, Franco-Venetian, medieval Danish, and other languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you teach a course on medieval towns, you will want to assign it. If you have students interested in projects connected with medieval cities, you will want to recommend it. And if you simply want to learn more about the lives of townspeople in the Middle Ages, you will want to pick it up and browse through it. But be forewarned; once you start reading, you may find that the range and vitality of the material in this volume makes it difficult to put down. -- The Medieval Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChronological Table of Contents    \tList of Tables    \tList of Figures    \tList of Maps       Introduction       I. The Early Middle Ages       1. The Grandeur of Rome    \t2. The Roman  Baths   \t3. The Humble Townspeople: Graffiti and Election Notices on the Walls of Pompeii    \t4. The Impact of the \"Barbarian Invasions\" on Fifth-Century Towns   \t5. Gregory of Tours's Ode to Dijon in the Sixth Century   \t6. Toll Exemptions in French Towns   \t7. The Raids of the Northmen   \t8. The Magyar Raids    \t9. The Creation of Bruges    \t10. Otto I Grants a Market in Bremen to the Archbishop of Hamburg, 965   \t11. The Origins of the Saxon Towns   \t12. The Customs and Rents of Hereford According to Domesday Book, 1086   \t13. Grant of Privileges to the Castilians, Mozarabs, and Franks of Toledo, 1086-1118   \t14. German Colonization in the East    \t15. Archaeological Excavations in Tenth-Century York       II. Communes, Government, and External Relations       16. The People of Cologne Rebel Against Their Archbishop, 1074   \t17. The Formation of a Commune at Laon, 1116   \t18. The Customs of Lorris, 1155   \t19. The Lombard Communes As Viewed by a German Bishop   \t20. Royal Charters Granted to Dublin, 1192-1229   \t21. L beck Is Made an Imperial City, 1226    \t22. The German Emperor Annuls All City Charters, 1231-32   \t23. Election of the Podest , Consuls, and Officials of Volterra, 1224   \t24. The Magnates and the Rise of the   \tPopolo and Guilds in Florence, 1207-1328    \t25. The Greater versus the Lesser Citizens in Bristol, 1316   \t26. \"Mother\" Towns: Breslau Adopts the Charter of Magdeburg, 1261   \t27. \"Daughter\" Towns: The Citizens of Culm Seek Advice from the City Rulers of Magdeburg, 1338   \t28. Brunswick Extends Civic Rule to Its Suburbs, 1269   \t29. Florence Expands Its   \tContado, 1202-89   \t30. The Struggle between the Guelfs and Ghibellines    \t31. The Establishment of the Rhine League and of Its Peace, 1254   \t32. Decrees of the Hanseatic League, 1260-64   \t33. The Cinque Ports Confederation    \t34. Parliamentary Summons to English Boroughs, 1295    \t35. The Pope and City Politics in Siena, Fifteenth Century       III. Urban Society and Social Conflict       36. Charter to the Non-Noble Knights of Burgos, 1256   \t37. Tower Fellowships and Factionalism in Florence   \t38. Factionalism and the Concerns of an Exile, 1312    \t39. Commercial Status, Wealth, and Political Office in Medieval Exeter    \t40. The Political Fortunes of a Florentine Merchant    \t41. The Distribution of Wealth in Two Towns    \t42. A Bondman Seeks Refuge in an English Town, 1237-38   \t43. Grievances of the Common Folk of Dublin, 1316-18   \t44. A Day in the Life of a Carpenter    \t45. A Londoner's Household Goods, 1337    \t46. Domestic Slaves   \t47. The Revolt of the Commons in London, 1194    \t48. The Risings in Ghent and Bruges Against the Patricians, 1301-02   \t49. The Demands of the Ciompi in Florence, 1378        IV. The Urban Economy      50. Market Regulations in Muslim Seville    \t51. The Champagne Fair Towns    \t52. Tolls at Southampton, c.1300    \t53. Regulations on the Sale of Meat and Fish in Beverley, 1365-1409   \t54. Shopping in the London Markets   \t55. Letter from the Genoa Branch to the Home Office of the Datini Company, 1393    \t56. Restoring Prosperity to the Port Town of Bordeaux, c.1465   \t57. Regulation of Trade by a Merchant Guild, 1257-73   \t58. Craft Guild Regulations: The Shearers of Arras, 1236    \t59. Regulations of the Guild of Skinners in Copenhagen       \t60. Guild Apprenticeships      \t61. Dispute Between the Master Saddlers of London and Their Journeymen, 1396   \t62. The Bakers of Coventry Strike, 1484       \t63. Guild Rivalry in Florence, 1425       V. Urban Finance, Jurisdictions, and Justice      64. Accounts of the City of Siena   \t65. The Town Accounts of Leicester, 1377-78   \t66. Tax Declarations in Florence for the   \tCatasto of 1427   \t67. Winchester Pleads for Tax Relief because of Urban Decline, 1452   \t68. The Jurisdiction of the Wardmotes of London   \t69. Proceedings in the Courts of Nottingham, 1395-96    \t70. The Cost of Recovering a Debt in Marseille, 1331     \t71. Feud and Vendetta: The Private Pursuit of Justice in Pistoia     \t72. Urban Punishments   \t73. The Dublin Prison, 1486       VI. Marriage and Family      74. The Del Bene Marriage Negotiations in Florence, 1381   \t75. Marriage in the Merchant Class   \t76. Contracting Marriage in York and Paris    \t77. Women, Family Relations, and Inheritance in Aragon   \t78. Women, Family Relations, and Inheritance in Magdeburg and Breslau   \t79. Wives at the Tavern     \t80. Childhood Deaths in London   \t81. Family and Household in Manosque, 1418-26     \t82. A Comfortable Retirement for the Wealthy     \t83. Caring for the Aged in Medieval Exeter   \t84. Family and Households: A Demographic Perspective         VII. Women      85. Proper Behavior for a Young Townswoman   \t86. Women and Gossip    \t87. Women and Fashion   \t88. Singlewomen in Coventry, 1492-95   \t89. Women in the Parisian Craft Guilds, c.1270   \t90. Limits on Employing Women as Weavers in Bristol, 1461   \t91. Advice on Hiring Maidservants, c.1393   \t92. Female Servants and Prostitution      VIII. Religion, Piety, and Charity       93. The Bishop of Speyer Gives the Jews of the City a Charter, 1084   \t94. Restrictions on Jewish Communities in English Towns   \t95. Persecution of the Jews in Strasbourg and German Towns, 1349   \t96. Problems among the Clergy of Rouen Cathedral, 1248   \t97. The Beguines of Ghent, 1328         \t98. The Good Canon of Cologne   \t99. A Popular Franciscan Preacher in Paris, 1429   \t100. Lay Piety and Reform: Peter Waldo of Lyons   \t101. The Processions of the Flagellants, 1349   \t102. The Religious Fraternity of St. Katharine at Norwich, 1389      \t103. The Accounts of the Churchwardens in Canterbury, 1485-86   \t104. Religion, Morality, and Politics: Savonarola's Influence over the Florentines   \t105. A Maison-Dieu in Pontoise, c.1265   \t106. The Distribution of Alms in Florence, 1356      \t107. Charitable Bequests in Siena, 1300-25       IX. Education      108. The Cost of Schooling, 1394-95   \t109. Niccolo Machiavelli as a Young Student   \t110. Privileges Granted to Masters and Students at the University of Paris   \t111. Town\/Gown Controversies in Oxford and Paris    \t112. A Student Riot at Oxford, 1388-89   \t113. Wooing Masters and Students from Paris to the New University of Toulouse, 1229   \t114. Contract between the Town of Vercelli and the Students at Padua, c.1228   \t115. The Foundation of the University of Heidelberg, 1386    \t116. A Scholar in Paris       X. Entertainment and Civic Ritual      117. Sports in London     \t118. The Start of the Secular Stage, Exeter, 1348   \t119. Order of the Pageants of the Corpus Christi Plays in York, 1415   \t120. Trouble Behind the Scenes in York, 1420      \t121. Feast and Festival in Venice   \t122. The Feast Day of St. John the Baptist in Florence   \t123. A Wake in Oxford, 1306   \t124. Processions for Peace in Paris, 1412     \t125. Mayoral Elections in England        XI. The Dangers of Urban Life      126. Fires  in Novgorod   \t127. Famine Mortality in Bruges and Ypres, 1316    \t128. Discrimination Against the Poor in Siena During the Famine of 1329    \t129. The Black Death in Florence, 1348    \t130. The Plague in Edinburgh, 1498-99   \t131. The Urban Militia of a Spanish Frontier Town: Cuenca, 1190   \t132. Parma at War     \t133. The Siege of Calais, 1346-47    \t134. Crime Prevention in London   \t135. Criminal Courts and Punishment in Marseille, 1406-07    \t136. The Road to Ruin in Dijon, 1492       XII. The Urban Environment      137. Air Pollution in Southwark, 1307   \t138. Regulations for London's Streets, 1297    \t139. Garbage Removal in English Towns, 1385   \t140. The Water Supply of Dublin   \t141. The Sounds of the City: Bells, Horns, and Town Criers   \t142. London Bridge, 1404     \t143. The Town Rents of Edinburgh, 1457    \t144. Building Regulations in London, 1189   \t145. The Rise and Fall of Urban Towers in Italian Towns   \t146. Building Contracts for a Tavern and House, 1342   \t147. A Merchant's House in King's Lynn      \t148. Clothing and Head-gear    \t149. Medieval Fast Food    \t150. Meat Consumption       XIII. The Idealized City      151. A Description of London, c.1173    \t152. In Praise of Milan's Townscape, 1288   \t153. The Evils of the Big City       Maps       Index of Topics       Index of Towns       Index of Town Officials       Sources","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408346030423,"sku":"9781442600911","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442600911.jpg?v=1730502531","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/medieval-towns-9781442600911","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}