Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 15th century - 17th century (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
15 volumes; 0.7 linear metres; textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
The inspection of measures and weights was conducted by three noble men or senators (justicieri). The aim of this service was to control weights, scales, measures, and prices in stores and in the marketplace. The inspectors were also in charge of any related lawsuits and were able to reach judgments within their field of responsibility.
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 Salt Office, and they were relocated to the Rector’s Palace by 1891, when 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 moved to the Sponza Palace in 1952, where it is still located today.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Some books of this fonds, such as the Processum matrimoniale Marusse relicte olim Antonii Bratossaglich die VIII mai 1480, Lamenti dinnanzi Giudici del Criminale 1490-1490, Lamenta Notariae 1519-1524, due to their content, in fact belong to other fonds. The books of this fonds mainly consist of complaints (Lamenti de Giutizieria) and judgments that were both reached by justicieri (Sententie de Giusticieri). Some judgments can also be found in the books of complaints. The inappropriate usage of measures and weights, the sale of goods at prices higher than prescribed, the sale of goods without the permission of the justicieri and the embarkation of goods not previously weighed are the most common topics of these complaints and judgments. The goods that are referenced to in the books of this fonds are most often various food products, soap, clothing, and similar products. The books cover the period from the beginning of the 15th to the 70s of the 17th centuries.
There are only very few references to Jewish people in this fonds. These references can mostly be found in the books of the Lamenti de Giutizieria from the 17th century. In these references Jews are usually accused of unauthorized sale of goods or sale at prices higher than prescribed (e.g., vol. 9, f. 10). An interesting fact about these references is that only first names appear in the records.
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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
Građa za generalni katalog Državnog arhiva u Dubrovniku, box 18, folder 1.
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
Publication note
Josip Lučić, Knjiga odredaba dubrovačke carinarnice (Liber statutorum doane Ragusii MCCLXXVII), Dubrovnik: Historijski arhiv Dubrovnik 1989. Vladimir Muljević, »Mjere i mjerenja u Dubrovačkoj Republici.« (summary: Measures and Measuring in the Republic of Dubrovnik) Anali Zavoda za povijesne znanosti HAZU u Dubrovniku 29 (1991): 243-252. Filip de Diversis: Opis slavnoga grada Dubrovnika. Introduction, transcription and translation from Latin: Zdenka Janeković-Römer. Zagreb: Dom i svijet, 2004. Zdenka Janeković-Römer, Maruša ili suđenje ljubavi. Bračno-ljubavna priča iz srednjovjekovnog Dubrovnika (summary: Maruša or love on trial. A tale of romance and marriage from medieval Dubrovnik), Zagreb: Algoritam, 2007.
Notes area
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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