This volume charts the development and history of Narbonne, from its Roman origins to its decline in the late Middle Ages, focusing on the period from the mid-11th to the mid-14th centuries and the rule of viscountess Ermengarde in the era of the troubadours. The articles cover the physical growth of the great medieval centre, the relations and con

Jacqueline Caille is Maître de Conférences honoraire at the Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier III, France. Kathryn L. Reyerson is Professor in the Department of History at the University of Minnesota, USA.

Contents: Foreword, Jacqueline Caille; Introduction: Medieval Narbonne and the urban Mediterranean world, Kathryn L. Reyerson. Historical overview: Narbonne from Roman foundations to the 15th century. Urban development at Narbonne: Urban expansion in the region of Languedoc from the 11th to the 14th century: the examples of Narbonne and Montpellier; Les remparts de Narbonne, des origines à la fin du Moyen Age; Les paroisses de Narbonne au Moyen Age: origine et développement. The politics and rulers of Narbonne: The origins and development of the temporal lordship of the archbishop in the city and territory of Narbonne (9th-12th centuries); La seigneurie temporelle de l'archevêque dans la ville de Narbonne (deuxième moitié du XIIIe siècle); Le consulat de Narbonne: problème des origines; Une manifestation narbonnaise des persécutions antisémites au XIe siècle?; Les seigneurs de Narbonne dans le conflit Toulouse-Barcelone au XIIe siècle. Ermengarde of Narbonne: Ermengarde, viscountess of Narbonne (1127/29-1196/97): a great female figure of the aristocracy of the Midi; Une idylle entre la vicomtesse Ermengarde de Narbonne et le prince Rognvald Kali des Orcades au milieu du XIIe siècle?. Society and religious life: Hospices et assistance à Narbonne (XIIIe-XIVe siècles); Hospitals, charity, and urban life in the Middle Ages: the case of Narbonne 'revisited'; Le studium de Narbonne; Narbonne au début du XVe siècle; Addenda and Corrigenda; Index.