Cáin Lánamna : an old Irish tract on marriage and divorce law / / by Charlene M. Eska.

• Superior document: Medieval law and its practice, v. 5
• Author: Eska, Charlene M.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval law and its practice ; v. 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Cáin Lánamna \'The Law of Couples\', an Old Irish text dated to c. 700, is arguably the most important source of information concerning women and the household economy in early Ireland. The text describes all the recognized marriages and unions, both legal and illegal, and provides informa...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / C. Eska
• Introduction / C. Eska
• Legal Introduction / C. Eska
• Manuscript Introduction / C. Eska
• Relationship Of The Sources / C. Eska
• Date Of The Text / C. Eska
• Editorial Method / C. Eska
• The Structure Of Cáin Lánamna / C. Eska
• Cáin Lánamna (Text And Translation) / C. Eska
• Appendix 1. E, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B.506, Fols. 19b–19d / C. Eska
• Appendix 2. F, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B.506, Fol. 42d / C. Eska
• Appendix 3. G, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B.506, Fols. 55b–56d / C. Eska
• Appendix 4. K, Trinity College, Dublin, 1337 (H.3.18), P. 434a / C. Eska
• Appendix 5. T, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B.506, Fol. 22 A–B / C. Eska
• Appendix 6. Additional Commentary / C. Eska
• Glossary / C. Eska
• Bibliography / C. Eska
• Index / C. Eska.