Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index.
Contents
Carolingian beginnings -- Building an earthy city : the bishopric and Orvietan territorial expansion -- The connectedness of things : Episcopal reform and state building -- The untenability of Episcopal lordship : bishopric and commune in the late twelfth century -- Looking at new things in an old way : Pietro Parenzo and the crisis of Episcopal authority -- Looking at old things in a new way : the making of an Episcopal register -- How the past becomes a rumor : the notarialization of historical consciousness -- The convergence of ecclesiastical reform and communal culture.