3 files changed, 30 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/footnotes_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/footnotes_xml.py
index c5ea746..1c596ab 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/footnotes_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/footnotes_xml.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-#~ from .. import documents
-#~ from .. import results
 from .. import lists
-#~ from .xmlparser import node_types
-#~ 
+
 
 def read_footnotes_xml_element(element):
-    return lists.map(
-        _read_footnote_element,
+    footnote_elements = lists.filter(
+        _is_footnote_element,
         element.find_children("w:footnote"),
     )
-        
+    return lists.map(_read_footnote_element, footnote_elements)
+
+
+def _is_footnote_element(element):
+    return element.attributes.get("w:type") not in ["continuationSeparator", "separator"]
+
 
 def _read_footnote_element(element):
     return FootnoteElement(element.attributes["w:id"], element.children)
diff --git a/mammoth/lists.py b/mammoth/lists.py
index 28889a9..cf39b99 100644
--- a/mammoth/lists.py
+++ b/mammoth/lists.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ def _collect(values, result):
 
 if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
     map = map
+    filter = filter
 else:
     import builtins
     def map(*args, **kwargs):
         return list(builtins.map(*args, **kwargs))
+    def filter(*args, **kwargs):
+        return list(builtins.filter(*args, **kwargs))
diff --git a/tests/docx/footnotes_xml_tests.py b/tests/docx/footnotes_xml_tests.py
index 56caff0..c3fed04 100644
--- a/tests/docx/footnotes_xml_tests.py
+++ b/tests/docx/footnotes_xml_tests.py
@@ -14,3 +14,21 @@ def id_and_body_of_footnote_are_read():
     assert_is(footnote_body, footnotes[0].body)
     assert_equal("1", footnotes[0].id)
 
+
+@istest
+def continuation_separator_is_ignored():
+    _assert_footnote_type_is_ignored("continuationSeparator")
+
+
+@istest
+def separator_is_ignored():
+    _assert_footnote_type_is_ignored("separator")
+
+
+def _assert_footnote_type_is_ignored(footnote_type):
+    footnote_body = [xml_element("w:p")]
+    footnotes = read_footnotes_xml_element(xml_element("w:footnotes", {}, [
+        xml_element("w:footnote", {"w:id": "1", "w:type": footnote_type}, footnote_body),
+    ]))
+    assert_equal(0, len(footnotes))
+