Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I. THE STRUCTURE OF SOCIETY
7. 1. The Noble Families of the Principality of Salerno 25
8. PART II. PROPERTY AND KINSHIP
9. 2. Marriage Customs and Strategies 55
10. 3. Inheritance and the Transfer of Property 90
11. PART III. THE FLEXIBLE KINSHIP NETWORK
12. 4. Lineage and the Memory of Kinship 125
13. 5. The Meanings of Family 147
14. Conclusion 171
15. Appendix 1. The Noble Families of the Principality of Salerno 177
16. Appendix 2. Probable and Possible Matronymics in the Cava Charters 196
17. Appendix 3. References in the Cava Charters to the Lombard Princely Family 198
18. Appendix 4. Cava Charters Containing the Names of Persons Linked with a Count Two Generations or More Earlier 200
19. Appendix 5. Wills and References to Testamentary Bequests in the Cava and Montevergine Charters 202
20. Appendix 6. Relatives Mentioned in the Cava and Montevergine Charters as Recipients of Testamentary Bequests 204
21. Appendix 7. Relatives Mentioned in the Cava and Montevergine Charters in Other Contexts 206
22. Genealogical Tables 211
23. Bibliography 223
24. Index 239