Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Étienne de Baigne, en Saintonge

This 1868 edition of early charters from a Benedictine monastery provides valuable information about the economic history of medieval France.

Paul François Cholet (Edited by)

9781108035255, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 December 2011

430 pages
24.4 x 17 x 2.2 cm, 0.68 kg

This 1868 publication contains transcriptions of 549 Latin charters from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries relating to the early history of the Benedictine abbey of Saint Étienne de Baigne, in south-west France. The thirteenth-century manuscript containing them had been bought after the French Revolution by the bishop of Angoulême, to whom the edition is dedicated. The texts record details of property bequests, donations, land use and taxes, and provide valuable data on the economics and politics of medieval France. The substantial introduction (in French) sets the documents in context, and the book ends with a comprehensive index of names and places, a detailed chronological table keyed to the relevant charters, and a glossary giving the location and modern names of the places mentioned in the charters, with additional notes on their history. The editor had planned to edit two further cartularies, but died in 1867 while completing the index.

Epitre dédicatoire
Préface
Cartulaire de Baigne
Table onomastique ou index général des noms d'hommes et de lieux
Table chronologique des Chartes
Table géographique des Chartes ou petit dictionnaire des noms de leiux peu connus
Table générale.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]