property, social place, and gender in cities of the low countries 1300-1550
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Howell, Martha C.
- Publish Year
- 1998
- Shelfmark
- BEL 32 1998 - B
- Thesaurus
- huwelijken, huwelijksrecht, eigendomsrecht, steden, Vlaanderen, Frankrijk, historisch, middeleeuwen, 14e eeuw, 15e eeuw, 16e eeuw
- Description
- At the center of the transformation was a shift from a marital property regime based on custom to one based on contract. Howell asks why the law changed as it did and assesses the law's effects on both social and gender meanings.