L'hôtellerie, les hôteliers et hôtelières
J.L. PICHERIT, Hostelry and inn-keepers in some late medieval works. The present study is about inns or hostels and inn-keepers as represented in the French literature of the late Middle Ages. Inn-keepers’ behaviour is often depicted as reprehensible – as evidenced by a number of documents from th...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Français |
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2002
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | J.L. PICHERIT, Hostelry and inn-keepers in some late medieval works.
The present study is about inns or hostels and inn-keepers as represented in the
French literature of the late Middle Ages. Inn-keepers’ behaviour is often depicted as
reprehensible – as evidenced by a number of documents from the time –, but
sometimes they are also presented in a favourable light. Some of them display a rather
complex personality and play diverse roles. The female inn-keepers are not
insignificant characters. They reveal a strong personality and express opinions of
their own. Along with lodgings, the hoteliers of the Middle Ages – who often belong
to the bourgeoisie and sometimes to the aristocracy – provide a number of additional
services (they are bankers, providers of mounts, weapons, etc.). Those hoteliers who
are close to the nobility sometimes manage to escape their social condition. |
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