G.A. LOUD Is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Leeds. He is an acknowledged authority on the Normans in the south, and more generally on southern Italy during the Central Middle Ages.

The Social World of the Abbey of Cava represents a deeply impressive piece of work offering a nuanced and multi-faceted reconstruction of a fascinating monastic institution.

• List of maps and charts Acknowledgements Abbreviations A note on the organisation and publication of the Cava archive Dates Currency, weights and measures The Abbots of Cava, c. 1020-1300 Introduction Part I: the Abbey of Cava(1) The Origins of the Abbey of Cava: from hermitage to monastery (2) The Era of growth c. 1076-1190 (3) Defending monastic lordship, c. 1190-1300 (4) Forgery, its extent and purpose Part II: Society and Economy (5) Landscape and Environment (6) Patrons and Benefactors (7) Family Connections (8) Administration and Personnel (9) Lordship (10) Peasants, their obligations and the exploitation of Cava's lands (11) The monastery, the city and the regional economy Conclusion Appendix: Purchase and Expenditure by the Abbey of Cava, at Selected Periods between 1175-1230 Bibliography Index

G.A. LOUD Is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Leeds. He is an acknowledged authority on the Normans in the south, and more generally on southern Italy during the Central Middle Ages.

The Social World of the Abbey of Cava represents a deeply impressive piece of work offering a nuanced and multi-faceted reconstruction of a fascinating monastic institution.

• List of maps and charts Acknowledgements Abbreviations A note on the organisation and publication of the Cava archive Dates Currency, weights and measures The Abbots of Cava, c. 1020-1300 Introduction Part I: the Abbey of Cava(1) The Origins of the Abbey of Cava: from hermitage to monastery (2) The Era of growth c. 1076-1190 (3) Defending monastic lordship, c. 1190-1300 (4) Forgery, its extent and purpose Part II: Society and Economy (5) Landscape and Environment (6) Patrons and Benefactors (7) Family Connections (8) Administration and Personnel (9) Lordship (10) Peasants, their obligations and the exploitation of Cava's lands (11) The monastery, the city and the regional economy Conclusion Appendix: Purchase and Expenditure by the Abbey of Cava, at Selected Periods between 1175-1230 Bibliography Index

G.A. LOUD Is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Leeds. He is an acknowledged authority on the Normans in the south, and more generally on southern Italy during the Central Middle Ages.

The Social World of the Abbey of Cava represents a deeply impressive piece of work offering a nuanced and multi-faceted reconstruction of a fascinating monastic institution.

• List of maps and charts Acknowledgements Abbreviations A note on the organisation and publication of the Cava archive Dates Currency, weights and measures The Abbots of Cava, c. 1020-1300 Introduction Part I: the Abbey of Cava(1) The Origins of the Abbey of Cava: from hermitage to monastery (2) The Era of growth c. 1076-1190 (3) Defending monastic lordship, c. 1190-1300 (4) Forgery, its extent and purpose Part II: Society and Economy (5) Landscape and Environment (6) Patrons and Benefactors (7) Family Connections (8) Administration and Personnel (9) Lordship (10) Peasants, their obligations and the exploitation of Cava's lands (11) The monastery, the city and the regional economy Conclusion Appendix: Purchase and Expenditure by the Abbey of Cava, at Selected Periods between 1175-1230 Bibliography Index