> What I found most helpful for central Italy were tithe lists.
>From
>thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italy, there are often surviving
>tithe
>lists, organized by dioceses and their subregions, which assess tithes
>church by church. From the 1930s on, the Biblioteca Apostolica
>Vaticana
>sponsored the publication of a number of regional collections. You
>could
>find out what "Rationes Decimarum Italiae" volumes are available by
>looking
>at e-cats or at the studies on tithing.
> --John Howe
>
I couldn't agree more with John re the utility of this series; it's a
real gold mine of information, esp on Italian parishes. For Piemonte,
there is a volume with complete information:
TITLE: Lombardia et Pedemontium / a cura di Maurizio Rosada.
PUB. INFO: Citta del Vaticano : Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1990.
DESCRIPTION: 2 v. (v.1, xxx, 605 p.) : maps ; 25 cm.
SERIES: Rationes decimarum Italiae nei secoli XIII e XIV
Studi e testi ; 324
SUBJECTS: *S1 Tithes--Italy.
All the best,
George
PS to Kathryn: thanks for your introductory message, and for sharing
Marie's query with us. All we need now is for Marie to join us (hint
hint). -- G
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