Review article
The Statute of Hvar from 1331 on animals and animal products
Petar Džaja
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Krešimir Severin
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Grabarević
; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Damir Agičić
; Veterinarski ured Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Ivo Vranješ
; Veterinarska stanica Križevci, Croatia
Abstract
The Statute of Hvar, namely its oldest part, was written in 1331 and consists of five books. The first book has 28 chapters of which one is related to animals, the second book has 49 chapters, of which one chapter is related to animals and products of animal origin, the third book has 42 chapters, of which three chapters are related to animals, the fourth book has 22 chapters, of which three chapters are related to animals and products of animal origin, and the fifth book has 52 chapters of which eight chapters are related to animals, and one chapter to products of animal origin. Out of the total 193 chapters, 16 chapters prescribe how to keep animals, the evaluation of damage caused to animals, the duties and responsibilities of shepherds and gastaldi, while animal products are described in five chapters.
Keywords
The Statute of Hvar; animals; animal products
Hrčak ID:
231406
URI
Publication date:
9.3.2015.
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