Cultures of Power Lordship, Status, and Process in Twelfth-Century Europe edited by Thomas N. Bisson University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyright © 1995 by the University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cultures of power : lordship, status, and process in twelfth-century Europe / edited by Thomas N. Bisson. p. cm. — (Middle Agesseries) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-1555-9 (alk.paper) 1.Papers presented at an interdisciplinaryconference,held May 1-4,1991, and sponsored by the Committee on Medieval Studies at Harvard University. 2. Nobility— Europe—History—Congresses. 3. Aristocracy (Social class)—Europe—History— Congresses. 4- Upper class—Europe—History—Congresses. 5.Elite (Social sciences) —Europe—History—Congresses. I. Bisson, Thomas N. II. Harvard University. Committee on Medieval Studies. III. Series. HT653.E9C85 1995 305.5'223'o94—dc20 95-12349 CIP ...