Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 16th century - 19th century (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
60 volumes; 2 linear metres; textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
The treasurers of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Tesorieri di Santa Maria Maggiore) originally oversaw the management of the treasury of the Dubrovnik Cathedral. In the course of time, they assumed the management of the entire state treasury, which was in the Cathedral, having kept the name "Treasurers of Our Lady of Great Power". The treasurers also oversaw the affairs of the foundation Opera pia. Their service had been already referenced to in the Statute of the Republic of 1272, together with providers of another service at that time, the one provided by legal representatives of the Cathedral, or Procuratori di Santa Maria Maggiore). At first, the mandate of these officials was lifelong, but as their responsibilities increased, the mandate was limited to five years in the 16th century and, later, to three years. According to the records from the 18th century, this service was managed by six noblemen (senators).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The fonds has been linked to the archive since its inception. In times of the Dubrovnik Republic, the books of the fonds were stored in the Cathedral. By 1891, the archival material was relocated to the Rector’s Palace and the archives were consolidated and were made available to researchers. The archive in the Rector's Palace has been functioning as an independent institution since 1920 and it was relocated in 1952 to the Sponza Palace, where it is still located today.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The fonds consists of the series Apolitiae (HR-DADU-45.1), Strapazzo delle Polizze (HR-DADU-45.2), Registrum apolitiarum (HR-DADU-45.3), Apolitiae bullatae (HR-DADU-45.4), Apolitiae ligni (HR-DADU-45.5), Apolitiae salinariae (HR-DADU-45.6) and Apolitiae depositorum (HR-DADU-45.7)
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
The fonds is fully accessible to researchers in accordance with the Ordinance on the work in the reading room of the State Archives in Dubrovnik and the Law on Archival Materials and Archives NN 61/18 (Pravilnik o radu u čitaonici Državnog arhiva u Dubrovniku and Zakon o arhivskom gradivu i arhivima NN 61/18).
Conditions governing reproduction
Taking photographs and scanning are allowed, for a fee.
Language of material
- Italian
- Latin
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper. The archival material is well preserved.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
State Archives in Dubrovnik
Existence and location of copies
The fonds has been completely transferred to microfilms, but the microfilms are not available to the users of archives.
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Old reference code
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Descriptions of fonds, series and sub-series are made according to the ISAD (G) standard (general international standard archival description).
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2021
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description prepared by Vesna Miović (Fonds, Series, Subseries) Croatia [The Institute for Historical Sciences in Dubrovnik, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (CASA)] Translation to English by Zrinka Friganović Sain