Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Abbreviations and Short Titles xvii
6. Chapter 1. In Search of Aristocrats 1
7. Chapter 2. Who’s Who 24
8. Chapter 3. Family 63
9. Chapter 4. Aristocratic Castles and Residences 78
10. Chapter 5. Fiefs and Homage: The Nomina militum and Scripta de feodis 101
11. Chapter 6. The Landed Wealth of Lay Aristocrats 122
12. Chapter 7. The Landed Wealth of Churches and Monasteries 130
13. Chapter 8. The Kingdom of Heaven 146
14. Chapter 9. The Voice of Vernacular French 192
15. Chapter 10. Knights at the Cathedral of Chartres 229
16. Appendix 1. Tables 247
17. Appendix 2. Genealogies 261
18. Notes 277
19. Bibliography 319
20. Index 337
21. Acknowledgments 347