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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Maryanne Kowaleski Klappentext ""Medieval Towns" will become a standard sourcebook." - Martha Howell, Miriam Champion Professor of History, Columbia University Zusammenfassung "Medieval Towns will become a standard sourcebook." - Martha Howell! Miriam Champion Professor of History! Columbia University Inhaltsverzeichnis Chronological Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Maps Introduction I. The Early Middle Ages 1. The Grandeur of Rome 2. The Roman Baths 3. The Humble Townspeople: Graffiti and Election Notices on the Walls of Pompeii 4. The Impact of the "Barbarian Invasions" on Fifth-Century Towns 5. Gregory of Tours's Ode to Dijon in the Sixth Century 6. Toll Exemptions in French Towns 7. The Raids of the Northmen 8. The Magyar Raids 9. The Creation of Bruges 10. Otto I Grants a Market in Bremen to the Archbishop of Hamburg, 965 11. The Origins of the Saxon Towns 12. The Customs and Rents of Hereford According to Domesday Book, 1086 13. Grant of Privileges to the Castilians, Mozarabs, and Franks of Toledo, 1086-1118 14. German Colonization in the East 15. Archaeological Excavations in Tenth-Century York II. Communes, Government, and External Relations 16. The People of Cologne Rebel Against Their Archbishop, 1074 17. The Formation of a Commune at Laon, 1116 18. The Customs of Lorris, 1155 19. The Lombard Communes As Viewed by a German Bishop 20. Royal Charters Granted to Dublin, 1192-1229 21. Lübeck Is Made an Imperial City, 1226 22. The German Emperor Annuls All City Charters, 1231-32 23. Election of the Podestà, Consuls, and Officials of Volterra, 1224 24. The Magnates and the Rise of the Popolo and Guilds in Florence, 1207-1328 25. The Greater versus the Lesser Citizens in Bristol, 1316 26. "Mother" Towns: Breslau Adopts the Charter of Magdeburg, 1261 27. "Daughter" Towns: The Citizens of Culm Seek Advice from the City Rulers of Magdeburg, 1338 28. Brunswick Extends Civic Rule to Its Suburbs, 1269 29. Florence Expands Its Contado , 1202-89 30. The Struggle between the Guelfs and Ghibellines 31. The Establishment of the Rhine League and of Its Peace, 1254 32. Decrees of the Hanseatic League, 1260-64 33. The Cinque Ports Confederation 34. Parliamentary Summons to English Boroughs, 1295 35. The Pope and City Politics in Siena, Fifteenth Century III. Urban Society and Social Conflict 36. Charter to the Non-Noble Knights of Burgos, 1256 37. Tower Fellowships and Factionalism in Florence 38. Factionalism and the Concerns of an Exile, 1312 39. Commercial Status, Wealth, and Political Office in Medieval Exeter 40. The Political Fortunes of a Florentine Merchant 41. The Distribution of Wealth in Two Towns 42. A Bondman Seeks Refuge in an English Town, 1237-38 43. Grievances of the Common Folk of Dublin, 1316-18 44. A Day in the Life of a Carpenter 45. A Londoner's Household Goods, 1337 46. Domestic Slaves 47. The Revolt of the Commons in London, 1194 48. The Risings in Ghent and Bruges Against the Patricians, 1301-02 49. The Demands of the Ciompi in Florence, 1378 IV. The Urban Economy 50. Market Regulations in Muslim Seville 51. The Champagne Fair Towns 52. Tolls at Southampton, c.1300 53. Regulations on the Sale of Meat and Fish in Beverley, 1365-1409 54. Shopping in the London Markets 55. Letter from the Genoa Branch to the Home Office of the Datini Company, 1393 56. Restoring Prosperity to the Port Town of Bordeaux, c.1465 57. Regulation of Trade by a Merchant Guild, 1...