The Tovačov book manuscript from 1511 from the collection of old prints at the Moravian Archive in Brno Cover Image

Rukopis Tovačovské knihy z roku 1511 ze sbírky Starých tisků Moravského zemského archivu v Brně
The Tovačov book manuscript from 1511 from the collection of old prints at the Moravian Archive in Brno

Author(s): Dalibor Janiš
Subject(s): History of Law, 16th Century
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: Tovačov Lawbook; manuscripts; provincial law; Moravia

Summary/Abstract: The Tovačov lawbook is one of the most important sources of the Moravian provincial law in the 15th and 16th century. It has never been printed but it was spread only by numerous manuscripts. This lawbook was published in two editions in 1858 and 1868. Legal historian F. Čáda made an analysis of manuscripts in the end of 1960s. A newly discovered manuscript (Moravian Land Archive Brno) belongs to the oldest manuscripts layer. It is a part of convolute together with prints of Moravian Provincial Code of 1516 and Bohemian Vladislaus Provincial Code of 1500. New manuscript belongs to the Olomouc group of manuscripts of Tovačov lawbook and it is analysed in the context of other known manuscripts.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 46
  • Page Range: 133-149
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Czech
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