Presents a study of disputes and their settlement in twelfth-century Tuscany. This book explores the mindsets of medieval Italians, and explains the interrelationships and collisions between different legal systems. It provides an understanding of mentalities and power in the Italian city-state.
This study of disputes and their settlement in twelfth- century Tuscany is more than just legal history. Studded with colorful contemporary narratives, the book explores the mindsets of medieval Italians, and examines the legal framework which structured their society. Chris Wickham uncovers the interrelationships and collisions between different legal systems, and in doing so provides a new understanding of mentalities and power in the Italian city-state.
Chris Wickham's fascinating study of dispute settlement in 12th Century Tuscany illuminates our understanding of how communal customs influenced both medieval legal theory and its everyday applications.
