Etre Noble Dans La Cite: Les Noblesses Italiennes En Quete d'Identite (Xiiie-Xve Siecle)

How can we assess the nobility of the Middle Ages? In this case, the privileged spatio-temporal location is Italy and its communes: from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century, the noble city-dweller was at the heart of social rivalries and cultural combats. This book is dedicated to the compelling path which runs between politics and imagination.