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Table of contents :
List of Illustrations ix
Abbreviations xi
A Note on Translation, Names, Dating, and Currency xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Preface xix
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1. Preaching, Penance, and Peacemaking in the Age of the Commune 22
CHAPTER 2. Pax et Concordia 61
CHAPTER 3. Pax est Pactum 87
CHAPTER 4. Feud, Vendetta, and the End of Exile 129
CHAPTER 5. Picturing Peace: Rituals and Remembrance 159
Conclusion 204
Epilogue 217
Bibliography of Works Cited 223
Index 243