SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN MEDIEVAL ROUEN, 911-1300

First edition. Hardcover. Publisher's original boards. With 23 illustrations, photographs and figures, 11 maps and a table. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps.

The editors, Leonie Hicks and Elma Brenner present new research on the society and culture of medieval Rouen by British and Continental historians. Divided into three sections, addressing space and representation, religious culture, and social networks, the volume is both wide-ranging and tightly focused. The key themes include Rouen's relationship with its environs, image and identity, social and political relationships, and Rouen's status as the 'capital' of Normandy. The essays discuss topics ranging from urban development and charity, to the city's aristocratic and ecclesiastical elites, the Jewish community, and the relationship of the Angevin kings with Rouen.