Tithes and Parishes in Medieval Italy: the Historical Roots of a Modern Problem

Pale green printed jacket; xi, 280 pages 24 cm; bibliographical footnotes. "Literature of the private church": pages 252-254. Contents: I. The problem of the tithes in contemporary Italy -- II. Origins of the Ecclesiastical tithe -- III. The Italian parish in the early Middle Ages -- IV. Tithe and patrimony -- V. Subjegation of the parishes -- VI. The Gregorian reform -- VII. Distribution of tithes in the twelfth century -- VIII. The Italian parochial dystem in the high Middle Ages -- IX. Transformation of the lay tithe -- X. The communal revolt -- XI. Gathering the tithes -- XII. Tithes and rents in agrarian contracts -- XIII. Sicily and the south -- XIV. Conclusion: The nature of the tithes -- Epilogue.// Tithes -- Italy. Tithes. Catholic Church. Kirchengeschichte 500-1500. Very fine with neat personal owner name and date to front free endpaper in very fine jacket housed in archival mylar.