Italy and Early Medieval Europe Papers for Chris Wickham

Ross Balzaretti, Emeritus Professor of Italian History, University of Nottingham,Julia Barrow, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Studies, University of Leeds,Patricia Skinner, Former Personal Chair in History, University of Swansea

Ross Balzaretti is Emeritus Professor of Italian History at the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. His publications include Dark Age Liguria (2013) and The Lands of Saint Ambrose (2019).



Julia Barrow is Emeritus Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds, following her retirement in 2024. She previously worked at the universities of Birmingham—where she held a British Academy postdoctoral Fellowship—and Nottingham. Her research interests lie chiefly in Church history in England and Western Europe to 1300.

Patricia Skinner held a Personal Chair in History at Swansea University. She completed her PhD under Chris Wickham's supervision at Birmingham, and remained there, holding a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship. She has published several books and numerous articles on Italian, gender, and medical history.

List of Figures and TablesList of Common AbbreviationsItaly and the Early Middle Ages: A Journey through Time and Space, Ross Balzaretti, Julia Barrow, and Patricia SkinnerChris—An Appreciation, Jinty NelsonLodare 'il Wickham', Cristina La RoccaI. Lords and Peasants: Frames For The Middle Ages1. Social Cohesion, Breaks and Transformations in Italy, 535—600, Walter Pohl2. The Roman Origins of the Northumbrian Kingdom, Ian Wood3. Langobardi in the Sixth Century without Paulus Diaconus, Patrick Geary4. Boni homines in Northern Iberia: A Particularity that Raises some General Questions, Wendy Davies5. Gender and the Gift: The Giving and Receiving of Women in Early Medieval England, Pauline Stafford6. Still Fussing about Feudalism, Susan Reynolds7. Travail, salaire et pauvreté au moyen âge, Laurent Feller8. Bastard Feudalism and the Framing of Thirteenth-Century England, Peter Coss9. Changing Rural Settlements in the Early Middle Ages in Central and Northern Italy: Towards the Centralization of Rural Property, Marco Valenti10. Between the City and the Countryside: The Aristocracy in the March of Tuscia (Late Tenth—Early Twelfth Centuries), Maria Elena Cortese11. Riflessioni sulle economie dei Secoli X e XI: Palermo e Roma a confronto, Alessandra Molinari12. Reframing Norman Italy, Sandro Carocci13. Labour Services and Peasant Obligations in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Southern Italy, G. A. LoudII. Texts and Memory14. An Arena of Abuses and Competing Powers: Rome in Cassiodorus's Variae, Cristina La Rocca15. Topographic Memory, Elizabeth Fentress16. The Damnatio Memoriae of Pope Constantine II (767—768), Rosamond McKitterick17. Fame and its Vagaries in the Middle Ages, Antonio Sennis18. Archives and Social Change in Italy, c.900-1100: The Evidence of Dispute Notices, Marios Costambeys19. Disputed Possession, Legal Process and Memory in Thirteenth-Century Lombardy: The Case of Guastalla and Luzzara (1193—1227), Edward Coleman20. 'To Destroy a City so Great and Remarkable': Lamentation, Panegyric and the Idea of the Medieval City, Paul OldfieldIII. Economic Resources21. 'Framing' and Lighting: Another Angle on Transition, Paul Fouracre22. Lands and Lights in Early Medieval Rome, Joanna Story23. Garden Cities in Medieval Italy, Caroline Goodson24. Chestnuts in Charters: Evidence for Specialized Production in Tenth-Century Genoa and Milan, Ross Balzaretti25. The 'Life Aquatic' on Athos in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries, Rosemary Morris26. Public Powers, Private Powers and the Exploitation of Metals for Coinage: The Case of Medieval Tuscany, Giovanna Bianchi27. Coinage and the Tributary Mode of Production, Eduardo Manzano Moreno28. Comparing Medieval Iceland with other Regions: Problems and Possibilities, Chris Callow29. Early Medieval Wales and Calabria: A Mountain of Problems?, Patricia SkinnerIV. The Spiritual Economy30. Devozione longobarda, Paolo Delogu31. Cursing and Curing, or the Practice of Christianity in Eighth-Century Rome, Julia M. H. Smith32. Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Views on Islam and on Jihad, c.900 CE: a Papal Connection?, John Haldon33. The Two Republics: Ecclesia and the Public Domain in the Carolingian World, Mayke de Jong34. Developing Definitions of Reform in the Church in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries, Julia Barrow35. Memory, Gift and Politics: Matilda of Tuscany and her Donations to St Peter, Régine Le Jan36. Como and Padua, Frances AndrewsChris Wickham BibliographyIndex