TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bouchard,Constance Brittain
TI  - Holy Entrepreneurs: Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy 
SN  - 9781501721038
AV  - HC277.B8 B67 1991eb
U1  - 330.944/4022 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Ithaca, NY
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Commerce
KW  - History
KW  - Medieval, 500-1500
KW  - Nobility
KW  - France
KW  - Burgundy
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Medieval & Renaissance Studies
KW  - Religious Studies
KW  - HISTORY / Medieval
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Abbreviations and Manuscript Sources --; Introduction --; CHAPTER ONE. Pawning, Leasing, Exchanges, and Sales --; CHAPTER TWO. Gifts and Countergifts --; CHAPTER THREE. Types of Cistercian Property --; CHAPTER FOUR. Quarrels, Claims, and Confirmation --; CHAPTER FIVE. The Cistercians’ Neighbors --; CONCLUSIONS. Economic Exchange and Cistercian Ideals --; APPENDIX. The Abbots of Cistercian Houses in Burgundy --; Selected Bibliography --; Index; restricted access
N2  - The twelfth century was characterized by intense spirituality as well as rapid economic development. Drawing on unprecedented research, Constance Brittain Bouchard demonstrates that the Cistercian monks of Burgundy were exemplary in both spheres. Bouchard explores the web of economic ties that linked the Cistercian monasteries with their secular neighbors, especially the knights, and reaches some surprising conclusions about Cistercian attitudes
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501721038
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501721038
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501721038/original
ER  -