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Record Number: 2451 Author(s)/Creator(s): Howell , Martha. Contributor(s): Title: Rewriting Marriage in Late Medieval Douai [from emphasis on the conjugal pair to the interests of the next generation]. Source: Romanic Review 86, 2 (March 1995): Pages 307 - 337. Special issue: The Production of Knowledge: Institutionalizing Sex, Gender, and Sexualiity in Medieval Discourse. Ed. by Kathryn Gravdal. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Douai, Nord, France Dowries Family Gender Husbands Inheritance Law Marriage Marriage Contracts Social History Widows Wives Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 15- 16 Primary Evidence: Marriage Contract; Archives Municipales de Douai. Ravestissements par letter- Written donations which guaranteed full and absolute succession rights to survivors of infertile marriages. Marriage Contracts- Modified marital property relations and succession. Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Columbia University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1995. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00358118

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