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Municipal Magdeburg Law (Ius municipale Magdeburgense) in Late Medieval Poland
A Study on the Evolution and Adaptation of Law
Series: - Medieval Law and Its Practice, Volume: 30
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In this volume, Maciej MikuÅa analyses the extant texts of the Ius municipale Magdeburgense, the most important collection of Magdeburg Law in late medieval Poland. He discusses the different translation traditions of the collection; the application of Magdeburg Law in cities; how differences between the versions could affect the application of the rights; and how the invention of printing influenced the principle of legal certainty. MikuÅa ultimately shows that the differences between the texts not only influenced legal practice, but also bear out how complex the process was of the adaptation of Magdeburg Law.
Maciej MikuÅa, Ph.D. (2012), habilitation (2018), Jagiellonian University in Cracow, is Assistant Professor at that university. He has published monographs, editions and articles on law in medieval and early modern Poland.
'MikuÅaâs book is a meticulously researched study which sheds light upon the reception of Magdeburg municipal law, or the Weichbild, in medieval Poland [...] MikuÅa is a thorough researcher who is well-versed in the minute details of his texts.â¯The wide array of manuscript sources he consulted, as well as the careful analysis of the text in each manuscript, are extraordinary.â¯MikuÅaâs project is ambitious and, fortunately, has uncovered information which might have gone unnoticed.â¯MikuÅa carefully demonstrates the evidence which led him to his conclusions, painstakingly tracing and tabulating all the evidence held within the manuscripts [...] MikuÅaâs work is a meticulously researched study of a topic which has received little attention from scholars in the Anglophone world.' Justin S. Kirkland, The Medieval Review, 22.09.09, September 2022. Read the full review here.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements to the English Edition
Note on the English Edition
List of Tables and Illustrations
Abbreviations
Introduction
â1âThe Towns and Cities of âYounger Europeâ
â2âThe Saxon-Magdeburg Law and the Municipal Law in the Kingdom of Poland in the 13thâ16th Centuries
â3âThe Magdeburg Weichbild in Poland: A Reassessment and a New Research Agenda
â4âSources and Periodization of Urban Legal Studies
â5âThe Evolution of the Legal Text and the Process of Adaptation of the Magdeburg Law
â6âThe Trap of Legal Positivism, or the Instruments of Historical Legal Studies
â7âThe Contents of This Study: An Outline
â8âIn Search of Method
â9âEditorâs Note
â10âA Synopsis of the Contents of Ius municipale Magdeburgense
1 Manuscripts and Printed Texts of the Silesian-MaÅopolska Compilation
â1âSources and Contents of the Weichbild
â2âDynamics of the German Text
â3âLatin Manuscripts and Jan Åaskiâs Printed Text
â4âConclusions
2 Dynamics of the Latin Text of the Weichbild: the Sandomierz and the Cracow Versions
â1âFormal Features of the Latin Texts
â2âDivergences in the Latin Texts of the Weichbild
â3âDivergences from the German Base in the Latin Texts of the Weichbild
â4âGroup I: versio Sandomiriensis
â5âGroup II: Versio Cracoviensis
â6âThe Wawel Variant of the Cracow Version
â7âConclusions: The Adaptation of the Saxon-Magdeburg Law and the Evolution of the Legal Text
3 Practical Consequences of Textual Divergences: From the Cracow Ms to Jan Åaskiâs Statutes
â1âThe Weichbild in Jan Åaskiâs Statutes
â2âThe Urban Community and Its Citizens
â3âCrime and Criminal Procedure
â4âThe Family and Family Property
â5âDebtor and Creditor
â6âConclusions
4 Habent sua fata leges: Glosses, Annotations, and Additions
â1âEvidence of the Use of the Weichbild in Legal Practice
â2âAmendations and Additions
â3âPolish Equivalents of Latin Legal Terms
â4âRegulae iuris
â5âGlosses in Printed Copies of Jan Åaskiâs Statutes: Persistence of the Weichbildâs Medieval Conventions
â6âConclusions
Conclusions
â1âThe Significance Weichbild among Other Sources of the Saxon-Magdeburg Law
â2âThe Demand for Latin Texts
â3âVersions and Variants of an Archetype Compilation
â4âCracow â Home of the Urban Law Reform
â5âAdaptation of the Saxon-Magdeburg Law in Poland
â6âPractical Consequences of the Evolution of the Weichbild
â7âAnnotations by the Weichbild Users
â8âThe Road to a Single, Authoritative Law Text
Appendix 1: Concordance Table of Articles
Appendix 2: Divergences in the Latin Texts of the Weichbild
Appendix 3: Agreement of the Latin Texts in Gniezno MS (Gn.) Baworowscy MS (BN 12607) and DziaÅyÅscy Codex IV (DziaÅ. IV) with the Corresponding German Texts
Appendix 4: Weichbildâs Edition of Gniezno MS
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements to the English Edition
Note on the English Edition
List of Tables and Illustrations
Abbreviations
Introduction
â1âThe Towns and Cities of âYounger Europeâ
â2âThe Saxon-Magdeburg Law and the Municipal Law in the Kingdom of Poland in the 13thâ16th Centuries
â3âThe Magdeburg Weichbild in Poland: A Reassessment and a New Research Agenda
â4âSources and Periodization of Urban Legal Studies
â5âThe Evolution of the Legal Text and the Process of Adaptation of the Magdeburg Law
â6âThe Trap of Legal Positivism, or the Instruments of Historical Legal Studies
â7âThe Contents of This Study: An Outline
â8âIn Search of Method
â9âEditorâs Note
â10âA Synopsis of the Contents of Ius municipale Magdeburgense
1 Manuscripts and Printed Texts of the Silesian-MaÅopolska Compilation
â1âSources and Contents of the Weichbild
â2âDynamics of the German Text
â3âLatin Manuscripts and Jan Åaskiâs Printed Text
â4âConclusions
2 Dynamics of the Latin Text of the Weichbild: the Sandomierz and the Cracow Versions
â1âFormal Features of the Latin Texts
â2âDivergences in the Latin Texts of the Weichbild
â3âDivergences from the German Base in the Latin Texts of the Weichbild
â4âGroup I: versio Sandomiriensis
â5âGroup II: Versio Cracoviensis
â6âThe Wawel Variant of the Cracow Version
â7âConclusions: The Adaptation of the Saxon-Magdeburg Law and the Evolution of the Legal Text
3 Practical Consequences of Textual Divergences: From the Cracow Ms to Jan Åaskiâs Statutes
â1âThe Weichbild in Jan Åaskiâs Statutes
â2âThe Urban Community and Its Citizens
â3âCrime and Criminal Procedure
â4âThe Family and Family Property
â5âDebtor and Creditor
â6âConclusions
4 Habent sua fata leges: Glosses, Annotations, and Additions
â1âEvidence of the Use of the Weichbild in Legal Practice
â2âAmendations and Additions
â3âPolish Equivalents of Latin Legal Terms
â4âRegulae iuris
â5âGlosses in Printed Copies of Jan Åaskiâs Statutes: Persistence of the Weichbildâs Medieval Conventions
â6âConclusions
Conclusions
â1âThe Significance Weichbild among Other Sources of the Saxon-Magdeburg Law
â2âThe Demand for Latin Texts
â3âVersions and Variants of an Archetype Compilation
â4âCracow â Home of the Urban Law Reform
â5âAdaptation of the Saxon-Magdeburg Law in Poland
â6âPractical Consequences of the Evolution of the Weichbild
â7âAnnotations by the Weichbild Users
â8âThe Road to a Single, Authoritative Law Text
Appendix 1: Concordance Table of Articles
Appendix 2: Divergences in the Latin Texts of the Weichbild
Appendix 3: Agreement of the Latin Texts in Gniezno MS (Gn.) Baworowscy MS (BN 12607) and DziaÅyÅscy Codex IV (DziaÅ. IV) with the Corresponding German Texts
Appendix 4: Weichbildâs Edition of Gniezno MS
Bibliography
Index
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