Medieval France and her Pyrenean neighbours
Subtitle: studies in early institutional history
By: Thomas N. Bisson.
Series: Studies presented to the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions =; Etudes présentées à la Commission internationale pour l'histoire des assemblées d'Etats ;; 70; Etudes présentées à la Commission internationale pour l'histoire des assemblées d'Etats ;; 70.
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: London, (U.K.); Ronceverte, WV, (U.S.A.)
Language: eng; fre; lat
Number of pages: 454
Subjects: Finance, Public -- France -- History -- To 1789.; Finance, Public -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.; Finance, Public -- Spain -- Aragon -- History.; Constitutional history, Medieval.; France -- Politics and government -- 987-1328.; Catalonia (Spain) -- Politics and government.; Aragon (Spain) -- Politics and government.
Description: "This collection of essays makes an important contribution to our knowledge of feudalism and finance in France and Spain. Divided into four sections, it covers the use rulers made of courts, parlements, and assemblies for ceremonial, political and fiscal purposes; the institutional formation of Catalonia; comparative studies of France, Catalonia and Aragon in the twelfth century; and monetary and fiscal policies of contemporary rulers."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Text in English, French, and Latin; with commentaries in English.