Community and Clientele in Twelfth-Century Tuscany: The Origins of the Rural Commune in the Plain of Lucca

Abstract

List of Maps 1. Introduction 2. Lucca and the Sei Miglia in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries 3. Rural Settlement, Village Identity, and the Parish in the Lucca Plain 4. Signoria and Commune in Moriano in the Twelfth Century: Institutions 5. Signoria and Commune in Moriano in the Twelfth Century: People 6. Rural Landowners and Rural Communes on the Eastern Plain 7. Rural Communes in the Lucca Plain in the Twelfth Century 8. Comparative Perspectives Appendix 1. Sources and Abbreviations Appendix 2. Main Archival Sources Guide to Use of Archival Sources Bibliography