Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 2790
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Vierow , Heidi.
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  • Title: The Will of Raimonda: Testament of a Woman in the Twelfth Century [The author describes a woman's will now in the library of Duke University. Raimonda, a widow who lived in Catalonia, drew up a will because she was going on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The author includes a transcription of the Latin text of the will at the end of her article. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Manuscripta 36, 3 (November 1992): Pages 214 - 224.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Edition of Text;Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Economics Editing Texts Inheritance Manuscripts Raimonda, Catalan Widow Widows Wills
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  • Geographic Area: France;Iberia
  • Century: 12
  • Primary Evidence: Manuscript; Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Library, Special Collections Department, MS lat. 114. The text is written in Latin and is dated either 1163 or 1169.
  • Illustrations: One figure. Figure One Photograph of Raimonda's will at 60% of original size in two overlapping sections.
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  • Author's Affiliation: Duke University
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 1992.
  • Language: English;Latin
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00252603