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Nobles and Nobility: A History of Structures, Law and Institutions
Michael Sayer
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Description for Nobles and Nobility: A History of Structures, Law and Institutions
Hardback. In feudal and early modern society, the nobility was a force of major importance. In this three-volume work, the author provides a survey of all the most significant primary sources relating to the status of nobility in Europe from Roman times through the Medieval period and beyond, setting them within the broader historical context of the time. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 40 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
In feudal and early modern society, the nobility was a force of major importance. Yet despite its undeniable influence on the course of history, there has been a noticeable lack of published material covering the ways in which nobility was (and sometimes still is) defined in public law, as opposed to its political and economic influence, or the legal privileges which noble status guaranteed. In this major new three-volume work, Michael Sayer provides an extensive survey of all the most significant primary sources relating to the status of nobility in Europe from Roman times through the Medieval period and beyond, ... Read more
In feudal and early modern society, the nobility was a force of major importance. Yet despite its undeniable influence on the course of history, there has been a noticeable lack of published material covering the ways in which nobility was (and sometimes still is) defined in public law, as opposed to its political and economic influence, or the legal privileges which noble status guaranteed. In this major new three-volume work, Michael Sayer provides an extensive survey of all the most significant primary sources relating to the status of nobility in Europe from Roman times through the Medieval period and beyond, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
1248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Series
International Library of Historical Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1248
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780764559
SKU
V9781780764559
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About Michael Sayer
Michael Sayer is an independent historian educated at Oxford University. His publications include: English Nobility: The Gentry, the Heralds and the Continental Context and The Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992. He is an occasional contributor to Country Life and The Antiquaries' Journal.
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