| Planning for Death: Wills and Death-Related Property Arrangements in Europe, 1200-1600 Contributor(s): Korpiola, Lahtinen |
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ISBN: 9004364323 ISBN-13: 9789004364325 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $136.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Europe - Renaissance - Law | Legal History |
| Series: Medieval Law and Its Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.32 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume Planning for Death: Wills and Death-Related Property Arrangements in Europe, 1200-1600 analyses death-related property transfers in several European regions (England, Poland, Italy, South Tirol, and Sweden). Laws and customary practice provided a legal framework for all post-mortem property devolution. However, personal preference and varied succession strategies meant that individuals could plan for death by various legal means. These individual legal acts could include matrimonial property arrangements (marriage contracts, morning gifts) and legal means of altering heirship by subtracting or adding heirs. Wills and testamentary practice are given special attention, while the volume also discusses the timing of the legal acts, suggesting that while some people made careful and timely arrangements, others only reacted to sudden events. Contributors are Christian Hagen, R.H. Helmholz, Mia Korpiola, Anu Lahtinen, Marko Lamberg, Margareth Lanzinger, Janine Maegraith, Federica Mas , Anthony Musson, Tuula Rantala, Elsa Trolle nnerfors, and Jakub Wysmulek. |