This study investigates the progress of land clearances in the Haut-Poitou between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, and the parallel transformations in the region's seigneurial institutions. The chief originality of this work rests in his utilization of soil analysis, photographs, and maps dating from the ancient regime to reconstruct the direction and extent of the mediaeval clearances. The book not only contributes to our knowledge of medieval Poitou, but has the additional value of illustrating these new and promising methods of agrarian history. [WorldCat]
