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... Valentinus Krappen, Berlinen. Marchicus, pro conferendo docturae cingulo, & consequendis in u.i. insignibus supremis ... LX. conclusion. ex intricatiss. dotium materia depromptas
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The work is a 1589 academic dissertation (disputatio) by Valentin Krappen. Extensive searches across multiple catalogs (including local scholarly catalogs, Google Books, and Internet Archive) yielded no evidence of any English translation, partial or complete. Given the nature of the text—a specific 16th-century legal/theological dissertation—it is highly unlikely to have been translated.
Verified Apr 1, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, ustc, internet archive · methodology
Valentin Krappen examines the high-stakes legal battleground of the marriage dowry in this rigorous seventeenth-century treatise. Readers will find how fathers, husbands, and courts wrestled with property rights, familial honor, and the moral codes governing the dissolution of a union.