Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


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1. Record Number: 3836
Author(s): Botticini, Maristella.
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Title : A Loveless Economy? Intergenerational Altruism and the Marriage Market in a Tuscan Town, 1415-1436 [The author sees dowry as a marriage payment and as an intergenerational transfer; the statistical data that the author gathers argues that the larger the bride's contribution (in youth, status, etc.), the smaller her dowry; large dowries were given by al
Source: Journal of Economic History (Full Text via JSTOR) 59, 1 (March 1999): 104-121. Link Info
Year of Publication: 1999.