Formation of a Provincial Nobility: The Magistrates of the Parlement of Rouen, 1499-1610 (Princeton Legacy Library, 968)

DeWald, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0691616329 / ISBN 13: 9780691616322

Published by Princeton University Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Formation of a Provincial Nobility: The Magistrates of the Parlement of Rouen, 1499-1610 (Princeton Legacy Library, 968)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691616329
• ISBN 13: 9780691616322
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used-Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medieval, Renaissance

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Jonathan Dewald is Professor and UB Distinguished Professor of History at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He won the Leo Gershoy Award of the American Historical Association for his book Aristocratic Experience and the Origins of Modern Culture: France 1570 1715 (1993).