Les comtes d’Artois et leurs archives : Histoire, mémoire et pouvoir au Moyen Age
[The Counts of Artois and their Archives: History, memory and Power in the Middle Ages] 
By Alain Provost et al

Preserved in the Departmental Archives of Pas-de-Calais, the Treasury charters Counts of Artois (XIII-XIV centuries) holds more than 10.000 documents. The vast wealth of information held in this archive is often overlooked. Studies gathered here focus on the creation and preservation of the many cartularies, surveys, accountbooks and delves more generally into the history of the counts and the County of Artois –the political society, the government and county government, the judicial and devotional practices plus the genealogical memory encapsulated in historical writings. The book is part of the current renewal of the history of writing practices.

By the diversity of topics and approaches, the book describes in detail the Counts of Artois archives as well as draws research perspectives. It will attract the attention of the scientific community on a documentary and provide exceptional public cultivated an important contribution to the knowledge of Artois in the Middle Ages and, more broadly, of the kingdom of France under the reign of the last Capetians.

Les comtes d’Artois et leurs archives : Histoire, mémoire et pouvoir au Moyen Age 
By Alain Provost et al
Broché: 180 pages
Publisher : Artois Presses Université 2013
Collection : Histoire
Langue : Français
ISBN-10: 2848321652
ISBN-13: 978-2848321653
€ 38.00