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- catalog abstract ""Day of Reckoning: Power and Accountability in Medieval France applies recent approaches to literacy, legal studies, memory, ritual, and the manorial economy to reexamine the transformation of medieval power. Highlighting the relationship of archives and power, it draws on the rich documentary sources of five of the largest Benedictine monasteries in northern France and Flanders, with comparisons to others, over a period of nearly four centuries." "The book opens up new perspectives on important problems of power, in particular the idea and practice of accountability. In a violent society, medieval lords, tried to delegate power rather than share it - to get their men to prosecute justice or raise money legitimately, rather than through extortion and pillage. Robert F. Berkhofer II explains how subordinates were held accountable by abbots administering the extensive holdings of Saint-Bertin, Saint-Denis, Saint-German-des-Pres, Saint-Pere-de-Chartres, and Saint-Vaast-de Arras. As the abbots began to discipline their agents and monitor their conduct, the "day of reckoning" took on new meaning, as customary meeting dates were used to hold agents accountable. By 1200, written and rewritten techniques of rule developed in the monasteries had moved into the secular world; in these practices by the origins of administration, bureaucratic power, and governance, all hallmarks of the modern state."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13242583.
- catalog coverage "France Church history 987-1515 Sources.".
- catalog coverage "France History Medieval period, 987-1515 Sources.".
- catalog coverage "France Politics and government 987-1328 Sources.".
- catalog coverage "France Social conditions 987-1515 Sources.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Day of Reckoning: Power and Accountability in Medieval France applies recent approaches to literacy, legal studies, memory, ritual, and the manorial economy to reexamine the transformation of medieval power. Highlighting the relationship of archives and power, it draws on the rich documentary sources of five of the largest Benedictine monasteries in northern France and Flanders, with comparisons to others, over a period of nearly four centuries." "The book opens up new perspectives on important problems of power, in particular the idea and practice of accountability. In a violent society, medieval lords, tried to delegate power rather than share it - to get their men to prosecute justice or raise money legitimately, rather than through extortion and pillage. Robert F. Berkhofer II explains how subordinates were held accountable by abbots administering the extensive holdings of Saint-Bertin, Saint-Denis, Saint-German-des-Pres, Saint-Pere-de-Chartres, and Saint-Vaast-de Arras. As the abbots began to discipline their agents and monitor their conduct, the "day of reckoning" took on new meaning, as customary meeting dates were used to hold agents accountable. By 1200, written and rewritten techniques of rule developed in the monasteries had moved into the secular world; in these practices by the origins of administration, bureaucratic power, and governance, all hallmarks of the modern state."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- A fragmentary past? Monastic history, memory, and patrimony -- Written comprehension of land and signs of an administrative mentality -- Ministering and administering: abbots as catalysts of change -- Discipline and service inside and outside the cloister --Conclusion: accountability, writing, and rule of 1200.".
- catalog extent "vi, 270 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "081223796X".
- catalog isPartOf "Middle Ages series.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Middle Ages series".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press,".
- catalog spatial "France Church history 987-1515 Sources.".
- catalog spatial "France History Medieval period, 987-1515 Sources.".
- catalog spatial "France Politics and government 987-1328 Sources.".
- catalog spatial "France Social conditions 987-1515 Sources.".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "944/.02 22".
- catalog subject "Benedictine monasteries France History Sources.".
- catalog subject "DC83 .B47 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- A fragmentary past? Monastic history, memory, and patrimony -- Written comprehension of land and signs of an administrative mentality -- Ministering and administering: abbots as catalysts of change -- Discipline and service inside and outside the cloister --Conclusion: accountability, writing, and rule of 1200.".
- catalog title "Day of reckoning : power and accountability in medieval France / Robert F. Berkhofer III.".
- catalog type "Church history. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Sources. fast".
- catalog type "text".