To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold

Marrying and Its Documentation in Western Christendom, 400-1600

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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 proces.

First published
2007
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Language
English

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