The birth of the metropolis : urban spaces and social life in medieval Paris / by Jörg Oberste.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oberste, Jörg, author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Brill studies in architectural and urban history ; volume 1.

Brill studies in architectural and urban history, 2589-4412 ; volume 1

Standardized Title:

Geburt der Metropole. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns, Medieval--France.

Cities and towns, Medieval.

Civilization, Medieval.

Paris (France)--History--To 1515.

Paris (France).

Paris (France)--Social life and customs--To 1500.

Paris (France)--Intellectual life--To 1500.

France--Social conditions--987-1515.

France.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Figures

Chapter 1 Foundations

1 To Whom Does Paris Belong?

2 Spaces, Urbanisation, and Metropolis Formation

Methodological Considerations

3 Rich Sources

Chapter 2 Parisian Spaces

1 Past Spaces: Paris before the Merovingians

2 Foundational Spaces: Early Medieval Sacral Topography and Landowners

2.1 A Sacral Landscape Takes Shape

2.2 Monasteries and Chapters Rule the Urban Space of Paris

3 Dynamic Spaces

Venues of Metropolis Building

3.1 How is Growth Measured?

3.2 Markets and Fairs

3.3 Spaces of Power

3.4 Spaces of Knowledge

4 Extra Muros: Suburban Spaces as Central Spaces of Metropolis Formation

5 Preliminary Conclusions: Spaces and Agents of Urbanisation

Chapter 3 The People of Saint-Martin-des-Champs: Social Practices and Urbanisation in a Parisian City Quarter

1 Saint-Martin-des-Champs: A Foundation on the Fields

2 The Monastery as Power Player: The Emergence of the "District Rule" of Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris

2.1 A Charter from 1128: What Formed the Basis of Power for the Monastery of Saint Martin in Paris?

2.2 Monks as Bureaucrats: How Did the Priory Organise Its Urban Properties?

2.3 Dominion under Siege: The Jurisdiction of Saint-Martin and Its Limits

3 The Conquest of Urban Space: Practices and Rules of Urbanisation

3.1 The Language of Urbanisation

3.2 The Rules of Construction

3.3 A Monastery in the City

3.4 Urbanisation Up Close: The Burgus of Saint-Martin under Construction

3.5 The Streets of the Metropolis: Urbanisation on Both Sides of the Rue Saint-Martin

4 The People of Saint-Martin: The SocialProfile of a Parisian Quarter

4.1 Patricians and Lombards: The Bourgeois Élite in the Quarter of Saint-Martin

4.2 Piety and Caritas

4.3 A Cross-Section of Metropolitan Society: Social Diversity and Migration in the Quarter of Saint-Martin

4.4 The Gallows of Noisy: Crime and Punishment

4.5 Extraordinary Communication: Games and Ceremonies

Chapter 4 Paris imaginaire, or: How Does a Metropolis Arise?

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 16, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Oberste, Jörg. Birth of the metropolis

ISBN:

9789004468412

9004468412

Publisher Number:

40030884107

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