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Book SynopsisThe Libri Feudorum (the ‘books of fiefs’) are the earliest written body of feudal customs in Europe, codified in northern Italy c.1100-1250, which gave rise to feudal law as a branch of civil law. Their role in shaping modern ideas of feudalism has aroused an intense debate among medievalists, leading to deep re-thinking of the ‘feudal’ vocabulary and categories. This book offers an up-to-date English translation with a working Latin text introduced by a historical and historiographical overview of the Libri, thereby providing a valuable tool to understanding the long-standing importance of this collection over nine centuries of European history.
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 The Libri feudorum in Modern Historiography 2 The Formation of the Libri feudorum and Its Context 1 Before the Libri feudorum: Milan and Lombardy in the Eleventh Century 2 The Early Tracts (c. 1100–1136) 3 Fiefs and Vassals at the Time of the antiqua 4 The Romanisation of the Fief: Obertus de Orto and the antiqua 5 The Intermediate Recension Known as ardizzoniana 6 The Accursian Recension and the vulgata 7 The capitula extraordinaria 3 The Afterlife of the Libri feudorum 1 The Libri feudorum and the ius commune from the Thirteenth to the Fifteenth Century 2 The Libri feudorum in Late Medieval and Early Modern France 3 The Libri feudorum and Feudalism: Open Questions 4 Notes to Translation Libri feudorum, compilatio vulgata: Book 1 Libri feudorum, compilatio vulgata: Book 2 Appendix 1: Capitula Extraordinaria Iacobi de Ardizone Appendix 2: Capitula Extraordinaria Baraterii Appendix 3: Edictum de beneficiis Regni Italici Appendix 4: Synoptic Table Glossary Bibliography Index
