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TOPOGRAPHY OF POWER: VENICE AND THE EASTERN ADRIATIC CITIES IN THE CENTURY FOLLOWING THE FOURTH CRUSADE

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Benyovsky Latin I.

Mesto a dejiny

2021

vol. 10

issue 1

6 - 47

In the thirteenth century, in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, Venice became an important power in the Mediterranean, which caused profound change in its political, territorial and economic ambitions. The main strategy of Venice was to maintain the sea route from the northernmost point in the Adriatic to the Levant, and therefore it was crucial to dominate politically over the Eastern Adriatic: the cities there could serve as points of departure or safe harbours in which Venetian vessels could be sheltered and supplied with merchandise, food, water, and manpower. One of the ways to incorporate the Eastern Adriatic cities into a common area of governance was to construct recognizable public buildings, and to introduce and standardize a legal and administrative order that was mainly adapted to the central political entity, but also served the local urban communities. This paper follows the changes that were directly or indirectly mirrored in the urban structure of the cities during the thirteenth century: primarily the design of urban spaces (especially public ones) and the construction of public buildings linked to governance, defence, trade or administration. During the thirteenth century, one can follow the development of Venetian ambitions and their focus on particular areas or activities (economic, military) in the state, as well as the activities of Venetian patricians holding the governor’s office. Naturally, the local circumstances and the local population had a crucial impact on the formation of urban space, but this paper focuses primarily on the role of the Venetian administration in this respect.

IMMOVABLE PROPERTY IN LEGAL ACTIONS AS DOCUMENTED IN THE NOTARIAL RECORDS: THE CASE OF 13TH-CENTURY DALMATIAN CITIES

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Benyovsky Latin I., Begonja S., Nikolić Jakus Z.

Mesto a dejiny

2018

vol. 7

issue 2

6 – 54

Written documents are particularly valuable when researching medieval urbanity, since many buildings or spatial constellations are no longer extant or have been restructured over the centuries. The issue of ownership over immovable property is crucial when it comes to exploring historical urban areas, since its owners/users directly influenced its appearance and alterations. Information on the types, locations, and owners of immovable property are found scattered in notarial documents, mostly in various legal actions related to property transfer. In this paper, we have analysed this type of data linked to immovable property and its descriptions in the notarial records, focusing on the 13th-century Dalmatian cities of Zadar, Šibenik, Trogir, Split, and Dubrovnik (present-day Croatia). These data constitute a database that serves to reconstruct various spatial and social relations in the medieval city.

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TOPOGRAPHY OF POWER: VENICE AND THE EASTERN ADRIATIC CITIES IN THE CENTURY FOLLOWING THE FOURTH CRUSADE

IMMOVABLE PROPERTY IN LEGAL ACTIONS AS DOCUMENTED IN THE NOTARIAL RECORDS: THE CASE OF 13TH-CENTURY DALMATIAN CITIES