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Holy Entrepreneurs: Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy
Constance Brittain Bouchard
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Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
The twelfth century was characterized by intense spirituality as well as rapid economic development. Drawing on unprecedented research, Constance Brittain Bouchard demonstrates that the Cistercian monks of Burgundy were exemplary in both spheres. Bouchard explores the web of economic ties that linked the Cistercian monasteries with their secular neighbors, especially the knights, and reaches some surprising conclusions about Cistercian attitudes.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801475252
SKU
V9780801475252
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About Constance Brittain Bouchard
Constance Brittain Bouchard is Distinguished Professor of Medieval History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Akron. Among her many books are "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted": The Discourse of Opposites in Twelfth-Century Thought and "Strong of Body, Brave and Noble": Chivalry and Society in Medieval France, also from Cornell, and The Cartulary of Montier-en-Der, 666-1129.
Reviews for Holy Entrepreneurs: Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy
A signal strength of this book is the author's care to show that contemporaries understood and expressed in the charters the different transactions in which a monastery might engage. There was no confusion among pawns, leases, purchases, and gifts. In addition to being an important revisionist study of Burgundian Cistercian economic practices, this clear book is an excellent brief introduction ... Read more