A practical manual of the laws of the Venetian republic, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper [Veneto (either Venice or Treviso), late fifteenth century or early sixteenth century] 84 leaves (plus 3 endleaves at front, and a single endleaf at back), complete, collation: i-x8, xi4 (these blank), xii4, catchwords and contemporary quire and leaf signatures, single column of approximately 30 lines in a semi-humanist hand, red rubrics and contents list, simple red initials (some in thin and crude red penwork), some running titles for a few leaves (now faded to fawn), first endleaf decorated with full page coat-of-arms between and beneath sets of initials 'JM' and within a wreath with coloured dots perhaps indicating gemstones, this page showing trimming of volume during last binding, small spots and stains, some text faded or washed out at edges, but overall in presentable and solid condition, 192 by 150mm.; sixteenth-century limp parchment binding with flap, reusing small scraps of an early printed religious work as binding material, this binding with some repairs to holes and splits, remains of two paper labels laid onto spine Provenance: Written for, and perhaps by, Jacobus Menutiis/Minutiis: his ex libris marks three times on the front endleaves and his arms and initials also there. The text is thoroughly that of the Veneto (see below) and Jacobus must have practised law in that region. The text: The origin of this book in the Veneto is beyond doubt. It opens with a copy of a document dated 1290 that addresses Christ, the Trinity, the Virgin and St. Mark (the patron of Venice), citing the Venetian doges and texts to do with instruments of their authority there, as well as the scholar Marcus Zeno "de venetii". Within the main text itself, it cites sample documents of Venetian origin, such as that issued by Antonius Venerius, the doge of Venice in 1382-1400. However, there are also legal cases and explanations here that mention Treviso, a town a few miles to the north east of Venice and also under the rule of the doges, and the book may well come from there. The main text here is a lengthy legal textbook (fols. 1r-76v), arranged in ten chapters, which gives a thorough grounding in the civil law of the Venetian Republic, including sections on notaries (public and those of the chancellor), an array of types of wills, sample legal cases and pleas, sentences for these, fugitives, petitions, pledges for debts, violent criminal cases such as injury that results in bloodshed and homicide, as well as many others. We have not been able to trace another copy. After a single blank gathering, the main hand then added an alphabetised index of solutions to legal problems covered in the text, this named the Ordo solutionis and ascribed to the city of Treviso. To view a video of this item, click here.
A practical manual of the laws of the Venetian republic, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper [Veneto (either Venice or Treviso), late fifteenth century or early sixteenth century] 84 leaves (plus 3 endleaves at front, and a single endleaf at back), complete, collation: i-x8, xi4 (these blank), xii4, catchwords and contemporary quire and leaf signatures, single column of approximately 30 lines in a semi-humanist hand, red rubrics and contents list, simple red initials (some in thin and crude red penwork), some running titles for a few leaves (now faded to fawn), first endleaf decorated with full page coat-of-arms between and beneath sets of initials 'JM' and within a wreath with coloured dots perhaps indicating gemstones, this page showing trimming of volume during last binding, small spots and stains, some text faded or washed out at edges, but overall in presentable and solid condition, 192 by 150mm.; sixteenth-century limp parchment binding with flap, reusing small scraps of an early printed religious work as binding material, this binding with some repairs to holes and splits, remains of two paper labels laid onto spine Provenance: Written for, and perhaps by, Jacobus Menutiis/Minutiis: his ex libris marks three times on the front endleaves and his arms and initials also there. The text is thoroughly that of the Veneto (see below) and Jacobus must have practised law in that region. The text: The origin of this book in the Veneto is beyond doubt. It opens with a copy of a document dated 1290 that addresses Christ, the Trinity, the Virgin and St. Mark (the patron of Venice), citing the Venetian doges and texts to do with instruments of their authority there, as well as the scholar Marcus Zeno "de venetii". Within the main text itself, it cites sample documents of Venetian origin, such as that issued by Antonius Venerius, the doge of Venice in 1382-1400. However, there are also legal cases and explanations here that mention Treviso, a town a few miles to the north east of Venice and also under the rule of the doges, and the book may well come from there. The main text here is a lengthy legal textbook (fols. 1r-76v), arranged in ten chapters, which gives a thorough grounding in the civil law of the Venetian Republic, including sections on notaries (public and those of the chancellor), an array of types of wills, sample legal cases and pleas, sentences for these, fugitives, petitions, pledges for debts, violent criminal cases such as injury that results in bloodshed and homicide, as well as many others. We have not been able to trace another copy. After a single blank gathering, the main hand then added an alphabetised index of solutions to legal problems covered in the text, this named the Ordo solutionis and ascribed to the city of Treviso. To view a video of this item, click here.
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