Actes de Vatopedi. II

Ce second volume des Actes de Vatopedi retrace l'histoire du monastere a l'epoque indiquee. Le monastere parvint a augmenter sa fortune fonciere a l'occasion des troubles du temps et devint l'etablissement le plus important de l'Athos, grace a la generosite des souverains byzantins et serbes, et a ses relations avec l'aristocratie. Les membres de cette derniere utilisaient Vatopedi comme banque de depot et venaient s'y faire moines en lui versant une somme d'argent en echange d'une pension viagere. Le domaine foncier du monastere en 1376 est ensuite decrit. Viennent la description, l'analyse, le commentaire et l'edition de 84 actes, dont 51 etaient jusqu'ici inedits, l'edition de trois faux et l'index general. Tous les documents sont reproduits dans l'album.This second volume of the Actes de Vatopedi relates the history of the monastery from 1330 to 1376. The convent succeded in increasing its landed property in a period of troubles. It became the most important monastery on Mount Athos thanks to the generosity of Byzantine and Serbian rulers and thanks to its relationships with the aristocracy. Some aristocrats would use Vatopedi as a deposit bank and would become monks in return for a life annuity. The real estate of the monastery in 1376 is then presented. A description, analysis, commentary and edition of 84 documents follows, 51 of which were previously unknown. The volume also includes the edition of three forged documents and a general index. All documents are reproduced in an album.