Review article

The Statute of Krk (Vrbnik) from 1388

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
Marijan Benić ; SANATIO d.o.o.

Abstract

Kukuljević names this Statute the Statute of Krk since it related to the entire Island of Krk, although he was aware that most of the provisions relate only to Vrbnik, and Rački and Crnčić called it: “the Statute of Vrbnik, and to some extent of the entire Island of Krk”. Of the codification of 1388, which applied to the entire island, it is expressly stated that it is a statute, the regulations adopted in 1470 for regulating relations between Vrbnik and Baška are also known as statutes, and the book related to legal standards was also called a statute. Under this statute, during the period of Venetian rule, more precisely from 1513 to 1517, the jurats (lay judges) took an oath before the Proveditore that they would perform their tasks in line with the interests of the “gentry and subjects”, that is, amongst other things they would report crimes such as selling “false meat”, and selling fish in violation of the provisions and prices. This statute, in terms of animals and products of animal origin, pays particular attention to theft of domestic animals, assessment and payment of compensation for damage to crops caused by animals, the prices for the sale of individual species of fish and how to keep animals. According to this statute a “dvornik” is an official who assists in some administrative and judicial tasks, and “permani” were the judicial executive bodies.

Keywords

Statute of Krk; keeping animals; theft; damage

Hrčak ID:

231421

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/231421

Publication date:

14.12.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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