Jews in the Notarial Culture

Notarial archives of 13th-century Spain provide a window on the daily life of this pluri-ethnic society. This book brings together the testimony of a multitude of documents to give a view of Jewish society in that place and time. Wills can display the religious conscience, ethical institutions, social mobility and property dynamics of whole groups or regions. Even a single testment allows a glimpse into the testator's family and into the life and times of the living person. The book devotes special attention to women's wills, extracting information on medieval women and gender relationships.