Everyday Life in Medieval Koper as Reflected in the City Statutes

Authors

  • Darja Mihelič

Keywords:

Koper, liber niger, middle ages, Statutes of Koper, city life

Abstract

The Statutes of Koper of 1423 were divided into four parts (»books«). In total, they contain 244 statutory provisions (»chapters«), which comprehensively regulated the essential aspects of public and private life in and around the city. The article focuses on some of the aspects of everyday life regulated by the statutes and, through the statute decrees, concretizes and completes the image of the former civitas Iustinopolis.

Published

2025-08-18

Issue

Section

Prispevki