Beschreibung:
G.A. LOUD Is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Leeds. He is an acknowledged authority on the Normans in the south, and more generally on southern Italy during the Central Middle Ages.
List of maps and chartsAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsA note on the organisation and publication of the Cava archiveDatesCurrency, weights and measuresThe Abbots of Cava, c. 1020-1300IntroductionPart I: the Abbey of Cava(1) The Origins of the Abbey of Cava: from hermitage to monastery(2) The Era of growth c. 1076-1190(3) Defending monastic lordship, c. 1190-1300(4) Forgery, its extent and purposePart II: Society and Economy(5) Landscape and Environment(6) Patrons and Benefactors(7) Family Connections(8) Administration and Personnel(9) Lordship(10) Peasants, their obligations and the exploitation of Cava's lands(11) The monastery, the city and the regional economyConclusionAppendix: Purchase and Expenditure by the Abbey of Cava, at Selected Periods between 1175-1230BibliographyIndex
A pioneering, comprehensive investigation into a major Italian monastery.