Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-P}}re de Chartres Volume 1 [Paperback]

The introductory volume of Gu?rard's 1840 edition of the medieval charters of the Abbey of Saint-P?re at Chartres.A French historian and archivist, Benjamin Gu?rard (17971854) made important contributions to the study of medieval cathedrals and monasteries. Volume 1 of this work, published in Paris in 1840, contains the Prolegomena describing the foundation of the Abbey of Saint-P?re at Chartres, its size, and structure.A French historian and archivist, Benjamin Gu?rard (17971854) made important contributions to the study of medieval cathedrals and monasteries. Volume 1 of this work, published in Paris in 1840, contains the Prolegomena describing the foundation of the Abbey of Saint-P?re at Chartres, its size, and structure.A French historian and curator of the manuscript department at the Biblioth?que Nationale, Benjamin Gu?rard (17971854) 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.Avant-propos; 1. Topographie; 2. Des biens; 3. De la propri?t?; 4. Des personnes; 5. Arts et m?tiers; 6. Offices; 7. Des noms de personnes; 8. Institutions; 9. Droits f?odaux et redevances f?odales; 10. Mesures; Monnaies; 11. Valeur et produit des terres; 12. Moeurs et usages; 13. Faits divers; 14. Actes; 15. De l'abbaye de Saint-P?re; 16. Plan de l'?dition; ?pilogue; 17. ?clairclÓ$