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© 2012 by William Chester Jordan Published in 2012 by Central European University Press An imprint of the Central European University Limited Liability Company Nádor utca 11, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary Tel: +36-1-327-3138 or 327-3000 · Fax: +36-1-327-3183 E-mail: ceupress@ceu.hu · W ebsite: www.ceupress.com 400 West 59th Street, New York NY 10019, USA Tel: +1-212-547-6932 · Fax: +1-646-557-2416 E-mail: mgreenwald@sorosny.org All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the permission of the Publisher. Cover design and layout by Péter Tóth ISBN 978-615-5225-12-3 ISSN 1996-1197 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jordan, William C., 1948‑ Men at the center : redemptive governance under Louis IX / William Chester Jordan. p. cm. — (The Natalie Zemon Davis annual lectures ; v. 11) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978‑6155225123 (pbk.) 1. France—Politics and government—1226‑1270. 2. France—History— Louis IX, 1226‑1270. 3. Courts and courtiers—France—History—To 1500. 4. Courtesans—France—Biography. 5. Robert, of Sorbonne, 1201‑1274. 6. Boileau, Etienne, ca. 1200‑1269. 7. Nesle, Simon de, ca. 1209‑1279. I. Title. DC91.J76 2012 944’.023—dc23 2012015686 Printed in Hungary by Prime Rate Kft., Budapest book.indd 4 2012-09-12 15:39:19 ...

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