Culture materielle et contacts diplomatiques rassemble quatorze etudes qui traitent de la culture materielle en relation avec les echanges diplomatiques qui ont marque un espace geographique couvrant la zone mediterraneenne (Orient islamique, pour l'essentiel, Occident latin et Byzance) et une periode qui correspond a celle de l'amplification de ces echanges, c'est-a-dire entre le XIe et le XVIe siecles, et ou les sources se font plus nombreuses. Ce volume est divise en trois parties, chacune correspondant a un des aspects majeurs de la materialite de la diplomatie premoderne : les ambassades, les cadeaux, et les documents. The present volume brings together fourteen studies that deal with material culture in relation to diplomatic exchanges that marked a geographical area covering the Mediterranean area (Islamic East (mostly), Latin West and Byzantium),Cont and a period that corresponds to that of the amplification of these exchanges, that is to say between the eleventh and the sixteenth centuries, and where the sources are more numerous. This volume is divided into three parts, each corresponding to one of the major aspects of the materiality of premodern diplomacy: embassies, gifts, and documents. Contributors: Isabelle Auge, Frederic Bauden, Marisa Bueno, Thierry Buquet, Malika Dekkiche, Nicolas Drocourt, Jesse Hysell, Cecile Khalifa, Elisabeth Malamut, Emilie Maraszak, Mohamed Ouerfelli, Stephane Pequignot, Daniel Potthast, Alessandro Rizzo, Beatrice Saletti, Motia Zouihal.