| To Have and to Hold: Marrying and Its Documentation in Western Christendom, 400 1600 Contributor(s): Reynolds, Philip L. (Editor), Witte, John, Jr. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107406277 ISBN-13: 9781107406278 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 306.810 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.64 lbs) 536 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume analyzes how, why, and when pre-modern Europeans documented their marriages - through property settlements, prenuptial contracts, court testimony, church weddings, and more. The authors consider both the function of documentation in the process of marrying and what the surviving documents say about pre-modern marriage. After analyzing the foundations of Western marriage set by Roman law and Patristic theology, the chapters provide vivid case studies of marital documents and practices in medieval France, England, Iceland, and Ireland, and in Renaissance Florence, Douai, and Geneva. |