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The Cartulary of St.-Marcel-les-Chalon, 779-1126 (Latin Edition)
The Cartulary of StMarcellesChalon 7791126 - Latin Edition Author:Constance Brittain Bouchard The twelfth-century Cartulary of St.-Marcel-lès-Chalon is one of the most important sources for the history of Burgundy in the early Middle Ages. Including documents that range from a privilege of Charlemagne in the late eighth century to small gifts from the local petty aristocracy in the early twelfth century, the cartulary gives insights both... more » into the attempts of a Benedictine house to establish and maintain a reformed monastic life and into the secular society that surrounded and interacted with the monks. Latin text with English introduction and notes.« less