Daniel A. Binchy’s Corpus Iuris Hibernici , published in 1979, set the seal on a lifetime’s work that had made him the acknowledged leader in Celtic law studies. Earlier in his career, however, Binchy edited the proceedings of an Irish law of women seminar. This volume spurred the formation of a 1970 Board of Celtic Studies seminar that studied the Welsh law of women.
The Welsh Law of Women , edited by Morfydd E. Owen and Dafydd Jenkins, provides a detailed and documented account of one of the most illuminating tractates in the Welsh lawbooks. This book comprises six studies dealing with various aspects of the Welsh material, texts of three versions of the tractate—one in Latin and two, both based on manuscripts not previously printed, in Welsh—with English translations, a glossary, and indexes. This new edition also includes a preface by Morfydd E. Owen, who edited the original volume with Dafydd Jenkins, surveying work in the field since the first edition in 1980.
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Cover 1
Title Page
4
Copyright Page
5
Preface Dedicatory 6
Acknowledgements 8
Note on References 9
Preface to the New Edition 10
Contents
20
Introduction 22
The Normal Paradigms of a Woman'
s Life in the Irish and Welsh Texts 28
Nau Kynywedi Teithiauc 46
Shame and Reparation: Women's Place in the Kin 65
Property Interests in the Classical Welsh Law of Women 99
The Status of Women and the Practice of Marriage in late-medieval Wales 127
The European Legal Context of the Welsh Law of Matrimonial Property 152
Texts of the Tractate on the Law of Women 172
Glossary 232
Bibliographical Abbreviations 269
Index to Passages Cited 276
General Index 284
Back Cover
306

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Dafydd Jenkins and Morfydd E. Owen

Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

2nd ed, Cardiff :, 2017

Cardiff, 1980

New, PS, 2018

Feb 15, 2018

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"The present collection of papers ... provides a detailed and documented account of one of the most illuminating tractates in the Welsh lawbooks; the volume was originally presented to Professor Binchy in grateful recognition of the inspiration given to all students of Celtic law by his devoted work. This volume comprises six studies dealing with various aspects of the Welsh material, texts of three versions of the tractate (one in Latin and two, both based on manuscripts not previously printed, in Welsh) with English translations, a Glossary, and Indexes. This new edition includes a preface by Morfydd E. Owen, who edited the original volume with Dafydd Jenkins, surveying work in the field since the first edition in 1980" --publisher's description

2025-10-27