9780521867368-0521867363-To Have and to Hold: Marrying and its Documentation in Western Christendom, 400–1600

To Have and to Hold: Marrying and its Documentation in Western Christendom, 400–1600

ISBN-13: 9780521867368
ISBN-10: 0521867363
Edition: 1
Author: John Witte Jr., Philip L. Reynolds
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 536 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521867368
ISBN-10: 0521867363
Edition: 1
Author: John Witte Jr., Philip L. Reynolds
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 536 pages

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To Have and to Hold: Marrying and its Documentation in Western Christendom, 400–1600 (ISBN-13: 9780521867368 and ISBN-10: 0521867363), written by authors John Witte Jr., Philip L. Reynolds, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2007. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other European History (Historical Study & Educational Resources, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent To Have and to Hold: Marrying and its Documentation in Western Christendom, 400–1600 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used European History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.97.

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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 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.
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