Abstract
This thesis aims to establish whether death debts in the early modern Netherlands (drafted in Antwerpen, Doesburg, Lichtenvoorde, Maasland, Maassluis, Medemblik, and Weesp between 1638 and 1800) show that ‘funeral consumption’ ( the money spent on various funerary rites) reflect ‘social distinction’ (the desire of the members of a social
... read more