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Costambeys, Marios.

Power and patronage in early medieval Italy : local society, Italian politics and the Abbey of Farfa, c.700-900 / Marios Costambeys. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xvi, 388 pages) : illustrations, maps - Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series ; 70 . - Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 70. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Patronage and Lombard rulers -- Authority, rulership and the Abbey -- The monks and abbots of Farfa: identities and affiliations -- Sabine lands and landowners -- Elite families in the Sabina -- Farfa and Italian politics in the Lombard era -- Farfa, Italian politics and the Carolingians.

Marios Costambeys discusses the nature of political power in early medieval Italy, offering a fresh perspective.

ISBN: 9780511394546 0511394543 9780511496271 0511496273 9780521178303 0521178304

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA775095 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Abbey of Farfa--History.
Abbey of Farfa
Fara in Sabina- Farfa / Kloster.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
To 1500

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Monasticism and religious orders--History--Italy--Farfa--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Christianity and politics--History--Italy--Farfa--To 1500.
Patronage, Ecclesiastical--History--Italy--Farfa--To 1500.
Monachisme et ordres religieux--Histoire--Italie--Farfa--600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.
Christianity and politics
Monasticism and religious orders--Middle Ages
Patronage, Ecclesiastical
Papst

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Farfa (Italy)--Church history.
Italy--Farfa

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Church history
History

LC Class. No.: BX2624.F3 / C67 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 271/.1045624 271.104563