Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 10078
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Martin , Russell E.
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  • Title: Archival Sleuths and Documentary Transpositions: Notes on the Typology and Textology of Muscovite Royal Wedding Descriptions [The author surveys royal wedding documents from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, particularly ceremonials (narrative descriptions of weddings) and wedding masters (rosters of courtiers who performed various roles in the ceremonies). Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Russian History 30, 3 (Fall 2003): Pages 253 - 300.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Ceremonies Charters and Diplomatics Manuscripts Marriage Weddings
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  • Geographic Area: Russia
  • Century: 16- 17
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  • Table: Five Tables. Table One Comparative table of wedding compilations (manuscript and print editions) listing the document types available for each royal couple. Table Two Comparison of the content in three compilations (page 278). Table Three Comparison of the content in the same three compilations for Vladimir Staritskii's wedding to Evdokiia Odoevskaia (page 279). Table Four Two proposed manuscript stemmas for the wedding compilations. Table Five Listing of wedding documents sorted by wedding (in chronological order). Includes types of documents, location, and whether copies or originals (pages291-300).
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  • Author's Affiliation: Westminster College
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  • Year of Publication: 2003.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: Not Available