The Libri Feudorum (the ‘Books of Fiefs’) : an annotated English translation of the Vulgata recension with Latin text
Abstract
The Libri Feudorum (the ‘books of fiefs’) are the earliest written body of feudal customs in Europe, codified in northern Italy c.1100-1250, which gave rise to feudal law as a branch of civil law. Their role in shaping modern ideas of feudalism has aroused an intense debate among medievalists, leading to deep re-thinking of the ‘feudal’ vocabulary and categories. This book offers an up-to-date English translation with a working Latin text introduced by a historical and historiographical overview of the Libri, thereby providing a valuable tool to understanding the long-standing importance of this collection over nine centuries of European history.
Citation
Stella , A 2023 , The Libri Feudorum (the ‘Books of Fiefs’) : an annotated English translation of the Vulgata recension with Latin text . Medieval law and its practice , vol. 38 , Brill , Leiden . https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004529175
ISSN
1873-8176Type
Book
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Funding: This work was carried out within the European Research Council funded project ‘Civil Law, Common Law, Customary Law: Consonance, Divergence and Transformation in Western Europe from the Late Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries’ (Grant agreement number: 740611 clclcl).Collections
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