Title Marriage, dowry, and citizenship in late medieval and Renaissance Italy / Julius Kirshner

Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Toronto studies in medieval law Toronto studies in medieval law. Contents Introduction -- Making and breaking betrothal contracts (Sponsalia) in late Trecento Florence / with Osvaldo Cavallar -- Li Emergenti Bisogni Matrimoniali in Renaissance Florence -- Materials for a gilded cage: nondotal assets in Florence, 1300-1500 -- The morning after: collecting Monte dowries in Renaissance Florence -- The seven percent fund of Renaissance Florence / with Jacob Klerman -- Wives' claims against insolvent husbands in late medieval Italy -- Women married elsewhere: gender and citizenship in medieval Italy -- Dowry, domicile, and citizenship in late medieval Florence -- Pisa'a "long-arm" Gabella Dotis (1420-1525): issues, cases, legal opinions Summary In Marriage, Dowry, and Citizenship in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy, Kirshner collects nine important essays which address the socio-legal history of women in Florence and the cities of northern and central Italy Notes "The nine studies gathered in this volume appeared over a twenty-six-year period, from 1985 to 2011. Originally, they were published as contributions to volumes honoring the research and careers of colleagues and the proceedings of conferences held in Europe. Allowing for their diverse origins, the studies share a common focus on three interrelated subjects: marriage, women's property, and citizenship in medieval and Renaissance Italy (1200-1550)."--Introduction Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Marriage law -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500 Dowry -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500 Citizenship -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500 Real property -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500 Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500 Law, Medieval. Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. HISTORY -- Renaissance. Law, Medieval Renaissance Italy -- Florence Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442664517 1442664517

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