Barcelona and its Rulers, 1096–1291

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BARCELONA AND ITS RULERS, 1096–1291
	CONTENTS
	FIGURES
	MAPS
	TABLES
	PREFACE
	ABBREVIATIONS
	INTRODUCTION
		THE TYPOLOGY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN CITY
		THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF MEDIEVAL BARCELONA
		THE SOURCES
	Chapter 1 THE CITY AND ITS REGION
		A CONSTRICTIVE HINTERLAND
		THE EXTENSION OF URBAN SPACE
		BARCELONA AND THE CROWN OF ARAGON
		CONCLUSION
	Chapter 2 THE CITY AND ITS LORD
		A UNIFIED LORDSHIP
		THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH
		THE CHALLENGE TO PUBLIC AUTHORITY
		EXPLOITATIVE LORDSHIP AND ITS CONTROL
		TOWARD CIVIC ADMINISTRATION
		CONFLICTS, COURTS, AND THE URBAN COMMUNITY
		A FAILED CONSULAR MOVEMENT
		CONCLUSION
	Chapter 3 AN ABORTED TAKE-OFF: THE URBAN ECONOMY IN CRISIS, 1090–1140
		SIGNS OF CRISIS
		THE LOSS OF EL DORADO
		MONETARY CONSTRICTION
		THE INTROVERSION OF THE URBAN ECONOMY
		CONCLUSION
	Chapter 4 URBAN SOCIETY IN TRANSITION
		THE FALL OF THE VISCOUNTS OF BARCELONA
		AN URBAN NOBILITY IN RETREAT
		THE PROFESSION OF ARMS IN URBAN SOCIETY
		REACTIONS TO ECONOMIC BLOCKAGE
		THE DESCENDANTS OF BERNAT RAMON THE RICH
		RENEWAL FROM BELOW
		CONCLUSION
	Chapter 5 THE PATRICIATE IN GESTATION, 1140–1220
		PROHOMS AND PATRICIANS
		CRAFT PRODUCTION AND ITS CONTROL
		URBAN CREDIT AND ITS FUNCTION
		ROYAL FINANCE AND URBAN LORDSHIP
		TRADE AND PROTECTION
		CONCLUSION
	Chapter 6 FAMILY STRUCTURE AND THE DEVOLUTION OF PROPERTY
		THE LANGUAGE OF KINSHIP
		INHERITANCE AND STRATEGIES OF HEIRSHIP
		MARITAL ASSIGNS AND WIDOWS’ RIGHTS
		CONCLUSION
	Chapter 7 CONSOLIDATION AND CONFLICT:PATRICIAN POWER AND MEDITERRANEAN EXPANSION, 1220–91
		THE TECHNIQUES OF TRADE
		COMMERCIAL ZONES AND PATRICIAN INVESTMENT
		A HIERARCHY OF RENTS
		MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION AND URBAN POWER
		ROYAL PATRONAGE AND THE PROFITS OF EXPANSION
		FACTIONALISM AND CIVIC VIOLENCE
		CONCLUSION
	Chapter 8 PATRICIAN CONTINUITY AND FAMILY IDENTITY
		MARRIAGE ALLIANCES
		DOMESTIC CONTROL
		LITERACY, LAW, AND PATRICIAN CULTURE
		RELIGIOUS PATRONAGE AND THE CULT OF ANCESTORS
		CONCLUSION
	CONCLUSION
	Appendix 1 VICARS OF BARCELONA
	Appendix 2 BAILIFFS OF BARCELONA
	Appendix 3 COINAGES AND EXCHANGE VALUES
	Appendix 4 SELECT DOCUMENTS
		Doc. 1 [c. 1150]1
		Doc. 2 [1162–1196]
		Doc. 3 NOVEMBER 18, 1182
	Appendix 5 SELECT PATRICIAN GENEALOGIES
	BIBLIOGRAPHY
		UNPUBLISHED SOURCES
		PRINTED SOURCES
		SECONDARY WORKS
	INDEX