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The 'Libri Feudorum' (the ‘Books of Fiefs’): An Annotated English Translation of the Vulgata recension with Latin Text

The 'Libri Feudorum' (the ‘Books of Fiefs’): An Annotated English Translation of the Vulgata recension with Latin Text

Author: Attilio Stella
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
ISBN: 9789004504547
Published In: April 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The Libri Feudorum (the ‘books of fiefs’) are the earliest written body of feudal customs in Europe, codified in northern Italy c.1100-1250, which gave rise to feudal law as a branch of civil law. Their role in shaping modern ideas of feudalism has aroused an intense debate among medievalists, leading to deep re-thinking of the ‘feudal’ vocabulary and categories.

This book offers an up-to-date English translation with a working Latin text introduced by a historical and historiographical overview of the Libri, thereby providing a valuable tool to understanding the long-standing importance of this collection over nine centuries of European history.

Preface and Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1. The Libri feudorum in Modern Historiography

2. The Formation of the Libri feudorum and Its Context

1. Before the Libri feudorum: Milan and Lombardy in the Eleventh Century

2. The Early Tracts (c.

1100–1136)

3. Fiefs and Vassals at the Time of the antiqua

4. The Romanisation of the Fief: Obertus de Orto and the antiqua

5. The Intermediate Recension Known as ardizzoniana

6. The Accursian Recension and the vulgata

7. The capitula extraordinaria