The Economics of Marriage: Dotal Strategies in Bologna in the Age of Catholic Reform

The Bolognese Monte del matrimonio addressed the difficult problem of giving girls with moderate means a chance to marry, thus saving the honor of their families, not merely by charitable benevolence but by active planning. Mixing credit and piety, the Monte was designed in an innovative fashion and...

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Main Author: Carboni, Mauro (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 2008
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2008, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 371-387
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