The Matter of Honour
Subtitle: The Leading Urban Elite in Sixteenth Century Cluj and Sibiu
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Published: Aug 08, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9782503555768
Description: "This monograph entails a comparative study of two early modern urban centers in Transylvania: Cluj (Kolozsvár, Klausenburg) and Sibiu (Nagyszeben, Hermannstadt). It develops a new perspective on urban history in Transylvania, by filling the recent historiographical lacuna on early modern urban elites. This book attempts to combine traditional and modern research methods, by analyzing and comparing a large volume of unpublished data along three research lines. First, the historical background within which of the twon elites in Cluj and Sibiu monopolized power are analyzed, including the development of town autonomy and governmental systems, the legal background of urban leadership, its continuity and the conditions under which the political urban elite acted in each town. Secondly, a thorough archontological and prosopographical research, with a special focus on marriage strategies and professional competence leads to a socio-political characterization of the elites of Cluj and Sibiu. Finally, an attempt is made to provide insight into the representation and self-fashioning of these elites"--Back cover.
Notes: Source title: The Matter of Honour: The Leading Urban Elite in Sixteenth Century Cluj and Sibiu (Studies in European Urban History (1100-1800)) (English and Latin Edition)