| The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century Le N and Castile Revised Edition Contributor(s): Barton, Simon (Author), McKitterick, Rosamond (Editor), Carpenter, Christine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521894069 ISBN-13: 9780521894067 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: This volume examines the nature of aristocratic society in the Spanish kingdoms of Leon 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 Drawing on an extensive range of original sources, many of them unpublished, it highlights the unrivaled wealth, status and power enjoyed by some members of the aristocracy.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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 305.520 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.14" W x 9.1" (1.42 lbs) 388 pages |
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| 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 Drawing on an extensive range of original sources, many of them unpublished, it highlights the unrivaled wealth, status and power enjoyed by some members of the aristocracy.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. |