| The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century Le N and Castile Contributor(s): Barton, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521497272 ISBN-13: 9780521497275 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $152.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal |
| Dewey: 305.520 |
| LCCN: 96044325 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life & Thought; Fourth |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.62 lbs) 386 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume examines the nature of aristocratic society in the Spanish kingdoms of Le n and Castile in the twelfth century. Drawing on an extensive range of original sources, many of them unpublished, it highlights the unrivaled wealth, status and power enjoyed by some members of the aristocracy. It also explores the multifarious roles that lay magnates were expected to fulfill: as family protectors, landlords and judges; as courtiers, diplomats and military commanders; and, not least, as patrons of the church. |