TY - JOUR
TI - Town Books in the Kingdom of Hungary in the Mirror of Urban Literacy – An Overview of Research Achievements and Perspectives
AU - Gönczi, Katalin
TI - Town Books in the Kingdom of Hungary in the Mirror of Urban Literacy – An Overview of Research Achievements and Perspectives
AB - In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary places of authentication (loca credibilia) and town chanceries led to the era of written legal traditions. In this survey the function of municipal chanceries was outlined on the basis of the Buda Law Book. Town books, as important proofs of literacy, appeared in Hungary in the 14th century. Despite their number and variety, only a few editions and articles have been published. In order to continue the research, a method based on social history was proposed, which reflected the organisation of citizens (Verband) in a context of the recent achievements of urban legal history. Town books differ according to the time of their recording, their language, and their subjects. E.g. there were court books, land records, and notes of the city council. Town books from Sopron and Miskolc are considered as different examples: Sopron was a free royal town with autonomy, while Miskolc was an oppidum with a mayor and a city council. Miskolc’ town book was recorded from the late 16th century in Hungarian. As an example of interpretations of town books, the last part of the survey focuses on the protection of property in the city of Miskolc.
VL - Volume 9 (2016)
IS - Volume, 9 Issue 3
PY - 2016
SN - 2084-4115
C1 - 2084-4131
SP - 313
EP - 326
DO - 10.4467/20844131KS.16.016.5856
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/kshpp/article/stadtbucher-aus-dem-konigreich-ungarn-im-spiegel-der-stadtischen-schriftkultur-uberlegungen-zum-stand-der-forschung
KW - Hungary
KW - Mayor
KW - forgery
KW - court book
KW - defence of the border
KW - purchase of real estate
KW - chancery
KW - notary
KW - pignus/pledge
KW - council session
KW - settler
KW - urban peace
KW - last will
KW - death penalty