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The enchanting forest of trees of consanguinity

The enchanting forest of trees of consanguinity

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Jul 25, 2013
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      Medievalists are constantly reminded how important kinship was back in the day. Nevertheless, they tend to forget that consanguinity was often difficult to trace in a given group, both by group members and outside observers. Isidore of Seville in the 7th century was the first to think about the necessity of a diagrammatic representation of kinship…

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