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Ernest Warlop. The Flemish Nobility before 1300. Desmet-Huysman: Belgium 1975. Hardcover in DJ 4 volumes Hardcover in dj in slipcases. Very Good/Very Good/Good slipcases, dusty. Quarto 1332 pp total. 60 monochrome plates. 16 tipped in color plates. 250 monochrome illus of medieval seals. Alphabetical descriptions of 237 noble families from the 9th-13th century. Volumes 3 and 4 are a catalogue of seals of Flemish nobility. Revised and completed translation of original Dutch translation.
“This comprehensive treatise, based on Dr Warlop’s doctoral dissertation, has been translated by Professors JB Ross and H Vandermoere. While medieval European nobility has received substantial attention in general, the Flemish nobility had been somewhat neglected. The books provide a substantial piece of social and constitutional history, combined with detailed genealogical research. The historical text in Part 1, Vols. I and II follows the Flemish nobility from its Frankish antecedents, through mature feudalism to the rise of the modern state, while Part 2, again in two parts, provides a series of genealogical tables and charts, together with an index.” Foundation for Medieval Genealogy