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; 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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Near fine in very good jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. In near fine condition with a very good dust jacket. Former classics porfessor's blind stamp on the title page and dated signature on the title page. Bound in grey cloth in blue and red lettering. Yellowing to the spine of the jacket. 441 pages with index. "This facinating account of French life during the 12th and 13th centuries fills in the historical background so rarely covered in textbooks, and does so with wit, humor, and passion."
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This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With almost no library markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
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Very Good. No Jacket. Light rubbing to extremeties, dirt stain on front cover. Small library bookplate inside front cover, but no other library markings. Small pen scribble in top right corner of first blank page. Slight yellowing to page edges.
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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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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: