Material mnemonics and social relationships in the Diocese of London, 1467-1524 by Boeles-Rowland, A

“…The objects bequeathed in last wills and testaments are further evidence of the importance of objects not just in the creation of a marriage but also in the conservation of marital and personal identity. …”

Material masterpieces: art collecting and the formulation of French-Jewish identity from Dreyus to Vichy by McAuley, J

“…As many of their last wills and testaments suggest, the network of museums they created in the 1920s and 1930s were all subtle arguments for the compatibility of Frenchness and Jewishness. …”