Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.21857/yvjrdcqg5y
The Transcription of the "Liber iurium episcopalium I" from Porečby Mirko Zjačić: a Critical Commentary
Ana Jenko Kovačič
orcid.org/0000-0001-7243-7082
; Oddelek za zgodovino Filozofske fakultete Prethodno priopćenje Univerze v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Sažetak
The paper analyses the transcription of the Liber iurium episcopalium I from
Poreč – an unpublished work authored by lawyer, archivist and palaeographer Mirko
Zjačić. The transcript is currently in the safekeeping at the Institute of Historical and
Social Sciences of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Rijeka with Local
Unit in Pula. This is a very important written source, dating back to the second half of
the 15th and the first half of the 16th century, the time of Antonio Pavaro and Girolamo
Campegio, bishops of Poreč. The Codex includes a total of 275 transcripts and notes
(Zjačić recorded 274), which cover the time span from the 10th to the end of the 13th century.
Consequently, it presents the key source for studying not only the history of the
Poreč diocese, but also all aspects of the life in Poreč in this period. Zjačić transcribed
this handwritten book, which contained 320 sheets, and added a comprehensive critical
appendix including 2,025 remarks. The transcription however lacks an accompanying
study. After Zjačić’s death, Darinko Munić wrote a summary introduction. The
transcription itself has been performed as meticulously as have other written sources
been tackled by the same author. Particularly noteworthy are many notes and corrections
of philological nature. Zjačić’s transcription of the Poreč handwritten book is very
interesting from the professional angle, especially when compared with the original in
Poreč. He mainly did not take into account certain major text elements, which are today
considered crucial for the analysis of cartularies, registries, etc. due to the special nature
of these works – mainly visual features of the manuscript and certain elements of the
content thereof – for instance signatures of four notaries from Ravenna, who in 1519
notarised the majority of the entries in the Codex. Zjačić’s methodological approach to
the original reflects the spirit of the time when this prominent Croatian palaeographer
was active. The Codex for him primarily presented only a book of copies in the narrowest
and most traditional meaning of the word, i.e. a set of transcriptions of documents.
The author was not dedicated to the questions usually posed in the context of such a
compendium as a whole. Consequently, the transcription and the scientific critical appendix
include no elements that are today considered important for the analysis of the
works of this type. Nevertheless, it may be justly concluded that the transcription by
Zjačić represents a major and comprehensive work for studying the mediaeval history of
Poreč. It would be a shame if it were to remain in printed form only, without a deserved
critical commentary.
Ključne riječi
Mirko Zjačić; Liber iurium episcopalium I; transcription; Poreč; written sources
Hrčak ID:
220824
URI
Datum izdavanja:
4.6.2019.
Posjeta: 1.359 *