Une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)

A Forest Community in the 14th and 15th Centuries. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)A peasant community in the heart of the Forest of Othe in Champagne at the end of the 14th century into the 15th century is described through the accounting records of the activities of its inhabitants: iron workers, from extr...

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spelling cairn-RMA_231_0025RMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2017-1-page-25?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.231.0025 Une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne) Braunstein, Philippe2017 deforestationfamily historyforest economyiron workserfdomfre Le Moyen Âge | CXXIII | 1 | 2017-11-06 | p. 25-40 | 0027-2841 RMA_2313 A Forest Community in the 14th and 15th Centuries. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)A peasant community in the heart of the Forest of Othe in Champagne at the end of the 14th century into the 15th century is described through the accounting records of the activities of its inhabitants: iron workers, from extraction to processing and transport; woodworking craftsmen; members of families on the plateaus and in the valley of the Vanne who assumed supervisory and administrative responsibilities in the name of the Bishop of Troyes; and last-ditch efforts to preserve the iron industry. An exceptional survey document from 1461 on people’s legal status provides a portrait of a society as it described itself over several generations of families. Fifty years later, iron work had almost completely disappeared. Fuel wood and wood ash became the primary resource, and deforestation led to settlement of plowed land by newcomers, radically changing traditional activities and social ties.Cairn free access
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topic deforestation
family history
forest economy
iron work
serfdom
spellingShingle deforestation
family history
forest economy
iron work
serfdom
Braunstein, Philippe
Une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)
topic_facet deforestation
family history
forest economy
iron work
serfdom
description A Forest Community in the 14th and 15th Centuries. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)A peasant community in the heart of the Forest of Othe in Champagne at the end of the 14th century into the 15th century is described through the accounting records of the activities of its inhabitants: iron workers, from extraction to processing and transport; woodworking craftsmen; members of families on the plateaus and in the valley of the Vanne who assumed supervisory and administrative responsibilities in the name of the Bishop of Troyes; and last-ditch efforts to preserve the iron industry. An exceptional survey document from 1461 on people’s legal status provides a portrait of a society as it described itself over several generations of families. Fifty years later, iron work had almost completely disappeared. Fuel wood and wood ash became the primary resource, and deforestation led to settlement of plowed land by newcomers, radically changing traditional activities and social ties.
author Braunstein, Philippe
author_facet Braunstein, Philippe
author_sort Braunstein, Philippe
title Une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)
title_short Une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)
title_full Une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)
title_fullStr Une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)
title_full_unstemmed Une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. Aix-en-Othe (Champagne)
title_sort une communauté forestière aux xive et xve siècles. aix-en-othe (champagne)
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