This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE NOBLE AT WAR Considering feudalism as a whole, with the exception of an 61ite class of which we shall speak later on, the habits and customs of the nobles had not changed since the eleventh century. Almost everywhere the castellan remained a brutal and pillaging soldier, making war, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE NOBLE AT WAR Considering feudalism as a whole, with the exception of an 61ite class of which we shall speak later on, the habits and customs of the nobles had not changed since the eleventh century. Almost everywhere the castellan remained a brutal and pillaging soldier, making war, fighting in tournaments, hunting in times of peace, ruining himself in excesses, oppressing his own peasants, levying contributions on those of his neighbors, and sacking the lands of the church. At the beginning of the thirteenth century, the monks of the abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou drew up an interminable list of misdeeds committed by Pons of Vernet, a castellan of Roussillon. This noble was a veritable brigand. "He broke down our fence, and seized eleven cows. One night he entered our property at Vernet and cut down our fruit trees. The next day, he seized and bound two of our servants in the woods and took three sous and six deniers away from them. The same day, he took the tunic, stockings, and shoes of Bernard of Mosset on our farm at figat. Another time he killed two cows and wounded four others on the farm of Col-de-Jou and he carried away all the cheeses that he found there. Another day, he forced the men of Rial to ransom themselves for fifteen sous, and their fear was so great that they put themselves under the protection of Peter Dumolait, in consideration of fifteen sous down, and an annual rental of a pound of wax. At Eglies, he took one hundred and fifty sheep, a donkey, and three children whom he would not give up without a ransom of one hundred sous, some capes, some tunics, and cheeses. Another time, he took a tunic from Peter of Rial, a leather-strap and a knife from Bonfils, two capes, a fur, and a table-cloth from...
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. xvii, 441pp. Very good softcover. Pages clean. It's a Harper Torchbook, so take care not to rip it apart and all will be well. Ex-libris Roger Reynolds, Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies.
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Very Good+ with no Dust Jacket. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 441 pages; Signed by Not signed; Illustrated paperback covers with very light rubbing to the edges and turns. Sticker at bottom of front cover. Spine is lightly tanned. Fully intact pages. Clean and appears unmarked.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Harper Torchbooks, TB1314. (French History, Royal government, Medieval history) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. viii + 441pp., 8vo, grey cloth (covers cocked, bump to upper back board causing small 1 cm long tear) New York: Frederick Ungar, no date. A very good(-) copy.
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Near Fine. Reprint of the 1912 edition. Octavo. 441pp. Translated by Edward B. Krehbiel. Slightly cocked, two small stains at the spine head, very good or better, lacking the dust jacket. An account of French life during the 12th and 13th centuries.
