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Jacqueline Caille, edited by Kathryn L. Reyerson. 
Medieval Narbonne: A City at the Heart of the Troubadour World.
Ashgate, 2005.
Variorum Collected Studies Series.
224 x 150 mm.
416pp.

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Hardback ISBN 0860789144, $119.95/£62.50

This volume presents a series of studies by Jacqueline Caille, acknowledged as the leading expert on medieval Narbonne, which chart the development and history of the city from its Roman origins to its decline in the late Middle Ages. They focus on the period of Narbonne's heyday, from the mid-11th to the mid-14th centuries, and a central place is held by Ermengarde, viscountess for half the 12th century, and celebrated figure in the 'world of the troubadours'. The book opens with an important new introductory survey, in English, setting the context for the detailed studies which follow, several of which also appear in English for the first time, and all being updated with additional notes. These articles cover the physical growth of the great medieval centre, the relations and conflicts between its secular and ecclesiastical lords, its administrative and religious life, and its political and commercial connections with the areas around.

Ce volume regroupe une série d'études de Jacqueline Caille, spécialiste reconnue de l'histoire de Narbonne au Moyen Age. L'antique cité y est présentée depuis ses origines romaines jusqu'à la fin du XVe siècle, en insistant particulièrement sur la période la plus brillante des siècles médiévaux, du milieu du XIe au milieu du XIVe siècle. Le recueil s'ouvre par un "long survol historique" inédit, en anglais, brossant le contexte général où s'insèrent les études spécialisées qui suivent, réactualisées par des notes additionnelles. Les principaux thèmes pouvant être dégagés des ces articles concernent le développement topographique de cette "grande ville médiévale", les relations et les conflits entre les seigneurs qui la dirigent (archevêques et vicomtes), la vie administrative et religieuse de l'agglomération ainsi que ses relations politiques et commerciales avec les régions environnantes. Enfin, une place de choix est faite à l'une des éminentes figures du "monde des troubadours", la victomtesse Ermengarde qui gouverna Narbonne pendant plus de cinquante ans au XIIe siècle.

Contents
Foreword, Jacqueline Caille; Introduction: Medieval Narbonne and the urban Mediterranean world, Kathryn L. Reyerson. Historical overview: Narbonne from Roman foundations to the 15th century. Urban development at Narbonne: Urban expansion in the region of Languedoc from the 11th to the 14th century: the examples of Narbonne and Montpellier; Les remparts de Narbonne, des origines à la fin du Moyen Age; Les paroisses de Narbonne au Moyen Age: origine et développement. The politics and rulers of Narbonne: The origins and development of the temporal lordship of the archbishop in the city and territory of Narbonne (9th–12th centuries); La seigneurie temporelle de l'archevêque dans la ville de Narbonne (deuxième moitié du XIIIe siècle); Le consulat de Narbonne: problème des origines; Une manifestation narbonnaise des persécutions antisémites au XIe siècle?; Les seigneurs de Narbonne dans le conflit Toulouse-Barcelone au XIIe siècle. Ermengarde of Narbonne: Ermengarde, viscountess of Narbonne (1127/29–1196/97): a great female figure of the aristocracy of the Midi; Une idylle entre la vicomtesse Ermengarde de Narbonne et le prince Rognvald Kali des Orcades au milieu du XIIe siècle?. Society and religious life: Hospices et assistance à Narbonne (XIIIe–XIVe siècles); Hospitals, charity, and urban life in the Middle Ages: the case of Narbonne 'revisited'; Le studium de Narbonne; Narbonne au début du XVe siècle; Addenda and Corrigenda; Index.



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