Cambridge University Press Unisex Multicolor Cartulaire De L'abbaye De Saint-Etienne De Baigne, En Saintonge

Cambridge University Press

Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-tienne de Baigne, en SaintongeAuthor(s): Paul Franois Cholet\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108035255, 978-1108035255\nSynopsis\nThis 1868 publication contains transcriptions of 549 Latin charters from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries relating to the early history of the Benedictine abbey of Saint tienne de Baigne, in south-west France. The thirteenth-century manuscript containing them had been bought after the French Revolution by the bishop of Angoulme, to whom the edition is dedicated. The texts record details of property bequests, donations, land use and taxes, and provide valuable data on the economics and politics of medieval France. The substantial introduction (in French) sets the documents in context, and the book ends with a comprehensive index of names and places, a detailed chronological table keyed to the relevant charters, and a glossary .