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Informationen zum Autor Katherine L. Jansen is Associate Professor of History at The Catholic University of America, Joanna Drell is Associate Professor of History at the University of Richmond, and Frances Andrews is Reader in Medieval History at the University of St. Andrews. Klappentext Katherine L. Jansen is Associate Professor of History at The Catholic University of America, Joanna Drell is Associate Professor of History at the University of Richmond, and Frances Andrews is Reader in Medieval History at the University of St. Andrews. Zusammenfassung Medieval Italy: Texts in Translation gathers together! for the first time in one volume! newly translated primary sources critical to the study of the Italian Middle Ages! ca. 1000-1400 C.E. What makes this volume unique! too! is its incorporation of the southern part of the peninsula and Sicily into a larger narrative of Italian history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents According to Chronology and Geography Introduction Note on Dating and Currency Abbreviations PART 1: THE COUNTRYSIDE AND ITS DEPENDENCIES 1. Land Leasing and Legal Status in Southern Italy: Three Texts (964-86) translated from Latin by Valerie Ramseyer 2. Land, Money, and Grain: Two Customary Leases in the Diocese of Florence (1073, 1115) translated from Latin by George Dameron 3. A Bequest of Town and Countryside Properties in Eboli (1152) translated from Latin by David Routt 4. Sharecropping in the Sienese Contado : Three Texts (1232, 1257, 1293) translated from Latin by David Routt 5. Bonvesin della Riva on Milan and Its Contado (1288) translated from Latin by Frances Andrews 6. Giovanni Villani on Food Shortages and Famine in Central Italy (1329-30, 1347-48) translated from Italian by Katherine L. Jansen 7. A Rebellion in Firenzuola (1402) translated from Latin by Samuel K. Cohn PART 2: SPHERES AND STRUCTURES OF POWER: ECCLESIASTICAL AND SECULAR 8. The Bishopric of Florence and the Foundation of San Miniato al Monte (1013) translated from Latin by George Dameron 9. Proprietary Religious Houses in the Diocese of Salerno (1047-92) translated from Latin by Valerie Ramseyer 10. The Commune and Bishop of Florence Forbid the Alienation of Ecclesiastical Property (1159) translated from Latin by George Dameron 11. Episcopal Lordship: Scenes from the Life of Ubaldo da Gubbio (ca. 1160) translated from Latin by Maureen Miller 12. Federigo Visconti's Pastoral Visitation to Sardinia (1263) translated from Latin by William North 13. Origins of the Commune of Cremona: Three Texts (996-1097) translated from Latin by Edward Coleman 14. Mechanisms of Communal Government: Five Texts (1143-84) translated from Latin by Frances Andrews 15. Empire and Cities in the Late Twelfth Century: The Peace of Constance and Its Aftermath: Two Texts (1183, 1216) translated from Latin by Frances Andrews 16. Twelfth-Century Administration of Corleone: Two Texts (1182, 1178-83) translated from Arabic by Alex Metcalfe 17. Giovanni Villani on the Ascent of the Popolo in Florence (1250, 1293) translated from Italian by Katherine L. Jansen 18. The Standard Bearer of Lucca appeals to Local Patriotism (1397) translated from Latin by Christine Meek PART 3: THE COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION 19. A Genoese Apprenticeship Contract (1221) translated from Latin by Katherine L. Jansen 20. Guild Regulations for the Oil Vendors and Grocers of Florence (1318) translated from Italian by Katherine L. Jansen 21. The Venetian Mint After the Black Death: Three Texts (1353) translated from Latin by Alan Stahl 22. State-Run Shipping in Venice (1398) translated from Latin by Eleanor A. Congdon 23. International Networks in the Mediterranean (1400) translated from Italian by Eleanor A. Congdon 24. Transportation of Commodities (1401) translated from Italian by El...