Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres: Volume 1 [French]

Book Overview

A French historian and curator of the manuscript department at the Biblioth que Nationale, Benjamin Gu rard (1797-1854) made a considerable contribution to the study of medieval French cathedrals and monasteries. Having studied at Dijon, Gu rard became a banker in Paris, before studying at the cole royales des chartes where he trained as an archivist. He was a founding member of the Soci t de l'histoire de France, and this publication was part of the society's first series of documents in dits. Gu rard was elected to the Academie des inscriptions et belles-lettres and became the director of the cole des chartes in 1848. This collection of the medieval charters of the Abbey of Saint-P re at Chartres was published in Paris in 1840. Volume 1 contains the Prolegomena describing the founding of the abbey, the size of its demesne, its feudal rights, and official structure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 1108019404
• ISBN13: 9781108019408
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 636 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"