Nascita e sviluppo di una Badia. San Casciano a Montescalari nel Valdarno superiore fiorentino (1040-1130)

The aim of this paper is to investigate the first century of Montescalari’s history (1040-1130). The study reflects both on the context of its foundation by the family of Da Cintoia and on the forms of organization and development of its rural property, with a special attention to the character with which the abbey of Montescalari gradually reinforced its patrimonial richness and its seigneurial prerogatives between the Valdarno and the Chianti rivers.