Description:
Nachlass Johannes Aventinus (1477-1534)
BSB-Provenienz: Tegernsee, Benediktinerabtei
Provenienz-Signatur nach JA Schmeller: Teg 1415
Sammelhandschrift
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift
Altsignatur: Cim 325 Extent:
306 Seiten Alternative Title:
Teg. 1415
Cim. 325 Abstract:
Englische Version: The Lex Baiuvariorum (Bavarian law) is the
oldest surviving Latin document of any extent composed in Bavaria
and the most important source for the early history of Bavaria.
Containing the text of the first Bavarian statute book, it
reflects, besides the history of the law, the economic, social, and
cultural history of Bavaria under Agilolfingian rule in the
sixth–eighth centuries. It focuses on criminal law, prescribing
fiscal penalties for various infringements, and also deals with
constitutional, civil, and procedural law. The preface reveals the
high sources from which the Lex claims its authority: it begins
with an appeal to Christ and then introduces the most famous
legislators, beginning with Moses, whose name is highlighted by a
yellow and red initial. The small format, modest decorations, and
the clear Carolingian minuscule script are characteristic of this
copy of the Lex, which was intended for use, as ordained in Chapter
2, 14, which specified that the statute book be at hand during
every procedure in order to ensure “a just verdict in all
cases.” The manuscript was composed in Freising and came to the
Bavarian State Library from the Benedictine monastery on the
Tegernsee in South Germany. Subjects:
Deutschland
Germany
820-830
Handschrift Publication Statement:
Freising 820 - 830
