Jean?Pierre Devroey
Ashgate Variorum
Hardback
320
1993
The origins of the large estate of Carolingian Europe and the role it played in the evolution of Frankish society and economy are the themes of this volume. The first group of articles focus on documentary evidence especially the polyptychs and their interpretation. Though there is insufficient material for any true quantitive history Professor Devroey argues that the evidence points to demographic expansion coupled with the exploitation of new agricultural methods and crops and a reliance on the family as the unit of production. Further studies relate these estates to the commercial networks of the area from a local to an international level. A final concern is to demonstrate that the large estate formed a key component of the Carolingian rulers? aim to establish the ?bonum commune? and a stable society with assured food supplies regulated markets and a just system of weights and measures.
Ashgate Variorum
Hardback
320
1993
The origins of the large estate of Carolingian Europe and the role it played in the evolution of Frankish society and economy are the themes of this volume. The first group of articles focus on documentary evidence especially the polyptychs and their interpretation. Though there is insufficient material for any true quantitive history Professor Devroey argues that the evidence points to demographic expansion coupled with the exploitation of new agricultural methods and crops and a reliance on the family as the unit of production. Further studies relate these estates to the commercial networks of the area from a local to an international level. A final concern is to demonstrate that the large estate formed a key component of the Carolingian rulers? aim to establish the ?bonum commune? and a stable society with assured food supplies regulated markets and a just system of weights and measures.