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Record Number: 3313 Author(s)/Creator(s): Bestor , Jane Fair. Contributor(s): Title: Marriage Transactions in Renaissance Italy and Mauss's "Essay on the Gift" [The author focuses on the gifts that the groom gave the bride including jewelry, ornaments, and rich clothing; by the fifteenth century grooms retained use over these expensive items and often rented them out or sold them.] Source URL: Past and Present (Full Text via JSTOR) 164 (August 1999): 6-46. Link Info target = '_blank'>Past and Present (Full Text via JSTOR) 164 (August 1999): 6-46. Link Info Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Brides Dowries Economics Gifts Honor Law Marriage Mauss, Marcel, Sociologist (1872-1950) - Essay on the Gift Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Harvard University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00312746 0

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