Formation of a Provincial Nobility : : The Magistrates of the Parlement of Rouen, 1499-1610 / / Jonathan DeWald.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: DeWald, Jonathan,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1980
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 968
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (420 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; List of Figures and Tables --; Note on Measurements --; Note on Monetary Values --; List of Abbreviations --; INTRODUCTION. The Noblesse de Robe as an Historical Problem --; ONE. Professional Identity and Professional Attachments --; TWO. Social Origins and Social Values --; THREE. Farlementaire Wealth --; FOUR. The Meanings of Landownership --; FIVE. The Economics of Success and Failure --; SIX. The Parlementaire Family --; SEVEN. Conclusion --; APPENDIX A. The Parlementaires and Crime --; APPENDIX Β. Parlementaire Fortunes --; APPENDIX C. The Costs and Returns of Office --; APPENDIX D. Seigneurial Revenues in Nine Upper Norman Estates --; APPENDIX E. Parlementaires and the Lands of the Church --; APPENDIX F. Parlementaire Marriage --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400853762; 9783110413441; 9783110413601; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400853762
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jonathan DeWald.

In this study of one group of the new nobility, Jonathan Dewald argues that the origin, attitudes, and behavior of the noblesse de robe were in fundamental ways similar to those of the old nobility.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.