Description: This is a collection of original essays on the relationship between property and power, a fundamental theme in medieval history. It addresses four main issues: the meaning of power over property; the ways in which property conveyed power; the nature of immunities; and the power of royal authority to affect property relations. The areas studied include Wales, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Byzantium, and the essays range across the period 650-1150.
Review Quotes: "...the authors have certainly provided a series of good examples about how one may read and interpret the characters from the time." COnstance B. Bouchard, Journal of Economic History