Unmarriages: Women, Men, and Sexual Unions in the Middle Ages

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

U N M A R R I A G E S THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES Ruth Mazo Karras, Series Editor Edward Peters, Founding Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. UNMARRIAGES Women, Men, and Sexual Unions in the Middle Ages RUTH MAZO K ARR AS university of pennsylvania press phil adelphia Copyright © 2012 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Karras, Ruth Mazo, 1957– Unmarriages : women, men, and sexual unions in the Middle Ages / Ruth Mazo Karras.—1st ed. p. cm.—(The Middle Ages series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4420-5 (alk. paper) 1. Marriage—Europe—History—To 1500. 2. Marriage (Canon law)—History—To 1500. 3. Unmarried couples— Europe—History—To 1500. 4. Unmarried couples (Canon law)—History—To 1500. 5. Man-woman relationships— Europe—History—To 1500. 6. Mate selection—Europe— History—To 1500. I. Title. II. Series: Middle Ages series. HQ513.K37 2012 306.84’1—dc23 2011043923 For Nicola Karras Wilson and Will Wilson This page intentionally left blank ...