The Costuma d'Agen
Subtitle: a thirteenth-century customary compilation in old Occitan transcribed from the Livre juratoire
By: translated and with notes and an introduction by F.R.P. Akehurst
Series: Publications de l'Association internationale d'études occitanes (PAIEO) -- 5; Publications de l'Association internationale d'études occitanes -- 5.
Publisher: Brepols
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Turnhout, Belgium
Language: eng; pro
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9782503519203
Subjects: Customary law; Medieval Town laws; Bibliothèque municipale d'Agen
Work titles: Coutume d'Agen. English & Provençal
Description: "The "Costuma d'Agen" (customary laws of the Agenais, in south-west France) compiled in Occitan at various times in the thirteenth century and preserved in the "Livre Juratoire", or swearing copy (Bibliothèque municipale d'Agen, MS 42), is here transcribed with an English translation on facing pages. An introduction and an index are included. Appendices provide the text of five chapters 'missing' from this manuscript, along with several pertinent charters from Agen and a fuller description of the "Livre juratoire" by Professor M. Alison Stones. The "Costuma" emphasizes the power of the local city council, which often seems to override that of the local count. The laws or customs written in the book deal with many topics including jurisdiction, citizenship and military duties, crime, property, civil and criminal procedure, the local wine and salt trades, and local feudal law"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Parallel text in Provençal (old Occitan) with English translation on facing pages; introductory material and notes in English.

"The "Costuma d'Agen" (customary laws of the Agenais, in south-west France) compiled in Occitan at various times in the thirteenth century and preserved in the "Livre Juratoire", or swearing copy (Bibliothèque municipale d'Agen, MS 42), is here transcribed with an English translation on facing pages. An introduction and an index are included. Appendices provide the text of five chapters 'missing' from this manuscript, along with several pertinent charters from Agen and a fuller description of the "Livre juratoire" by Professor M. Alison Stones. The "Costuma" emphasizes the power of the local city council, which often seems to override that of the local count. The laws or customs written in the book deal with many topics including jurisdiction, citizenship and military duties, crime, property, civil and criminal procedure, the local wine and salt trades, and local feudal law\"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxix-xxxi) and index.