The Costuma d'Agen : a thirteenth-century customary compilation in old Occitan transcribed from the Livre juratoire / translated and with notes and an introduction by F.R.P. Akehurst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Akehurst, F. R. P.

Series:

Publications de l'Association internationale d'études occitanes ; 5.

Publications de l'Association internationale d'études occitanes (PAIEO) ; 5

Standardized Title:

Coutume d'Agen. English & Provençal

Language:

English

Provençal (to 1500)

Subjects (All):

Customary law--France--Agen.

Customary law.

Town laws, Medieval--France--Agen.

Town laws, Medieval.

Bibliothèque municipale d'Agen--Manuscript--42.

Bibliothèque municipale d'Agen.

France--Agen.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 118 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2010]

Summary:

"The "Costuma d'Agen" (customary laws of the Agenais, in south-west France) compiled in Occitan at various times in the thirteenth century and preserved in the "Livre Juratoire", or swearing copy (Bibliothèque municipale d'Agen, MS 42), is here transcribed with an English translation on facing pages. An introduction and an index are included. Appendices provide the text of five chapters 'missing' from this manuscript, along with several pertinent charters from Agen and a fuller description of the "Livre juratoire" by Professor M. Alison Stones. The "Costuma" emphasizes the power of the local city council, which often seems to override that of the local count. The laws or customs written in the book deal with many topics including jurisdiction, citizenship and military duties, crime, property, civil and criminal procedure, the local wine and salt trades, and local feudal law\"--P. [4] of cover.

Notes:

Parallel text in Provençal (old Occitan) with English translation on facing pages; introductory material and notes in English.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxix-xxxi) and index.

"The "Costuma d'Agen" (customary laws of the Agenais, in south-west France) compiled in Occitan at various times in the thirteenth century and preserved in the "Livre Juratoire", or swearing copy (Bibliothèque municipale d'Agen, MS 42), is here transcribed with an English translation on facing pages. An introduction and an index are included. Appendices provide the text of five chapters 'missing' from this manuscript, along with several pertinent charters from Agen and a fuller description of the "Livre juratoire" by Professor M. Alison Stones. The "Costuma" emphasizes the power of the local city council, which often seems to override that of the local count. The laws or customs written in the book deal with many topics including jurisdiction, citizenship and military duties, crime, property, civil and criminal procedure, the local wine and salt trades, and local feudal law\"--P. [4] of cover.

Other Format:

Online version: Coutume d'Agen. English & Provençal. Costuma d'Agen.

ISBN:

9782503519203

2503519202

OCLC:

427319802