Liber Statutorum Civitatis Ragusii Compositus Anno 1272: Cum Legibus Aetate Posteriore Insertis Atque Cum Summariis, Adnotationibus Et Scholiis a ... Et Apparatu Critic (Latin Edition) - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0364057262 ISBN 13: 9780364057261

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

Synopsis

A complete medieval law codex from Ragusa, now presented with scholarly clarity for today’s readers.

This volume offers the Liber Statutorum Civitatitis Ragusiae Compositus Anno 1272, including later insertions, summaries, marginal notes, and scholia by Ragusan jurists, all brought to light for the first time in this edition. It assembles a key source from the Dalmatian city’s legal history with careful editorial apparatus.

The edition provides a substantial scholarly framework: a preface, a critical apparatus, and indices that help readers navigate the long tradition of Ragusan statutes. It foregrounds the codex as a window into medieval governance, public law, and municipal administration, while preserving the original language and documentary texture.

• Explore the structure and evolution of Ragusa’s laws from their original 1272 composition to later insertions and annotations.
• Learn how jurists and city officials used the codex to shape governance, taxation, public duties, and civic procedure.
• Appreciate the scholarly apparatus: prolegomenis, annotations, and critical notes that explain sources, variants, and manuscript history.
• Access carefully prepared indices to locate statutes, amendments, and related documents with ease.

Ideal for students and researchers of medieval law, Mediterranean city-states, and legal historians seeking a primary source with modern scholarly support.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: Latin
• ISBN 10: 0364057262
• ISBN 13: 9780364057261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 538