Overview

Around 1485, the age-old compilation of Old Frisian customary law, partly dating back to the 11th century, was put into print. Latin glosses were included in the text with references to Canon and Roman law. This gloss tradition had come into being during the 13th and 14th centuries. This incunable came to be known as Freeska Landriucht or Frisian Land Law. This book presents its first edition with an English translation.

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Author:   Han Nijdam ,  Jan Hallebeek ,  Hylkje de Jong
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   33
Weight:   0.887kg
ISBN:  

9789004514713

ISBN 10:   9004514716
Pages:   452
Publication Date:   09 March 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Maps Introduction Preface to the Edition and Translation of the Old Frisian Main Text  Han Nijdam  1 Medieval Frisia  2 A Chronological Overview of the Classical Old Frisian Law Texts  3 Family and Inheritance  4 The Farm or Estate  5 The Church  6 Legal Procedure in Classical Old Frisian Law  7 The Book  8 A Short Introduction to the Individual Texts  9 Principles Underlying the Edition and Translation Preface to the Edition and Translation of the Gloss  Jan Hallebeek and Hylkje de Jong  1 Introduction: Glosses  2 Learned Law: Canon Law and Roman Law  3 The Gloss to the Frisian Land Law  4 Allegations  5 References to Scholarly Literature  6 Relation of the Gloss to the Main Text of the Frisian Land Law  7 Author and Date of the Gloss  8 Principles Underlying the Edition and Translation Bibliography Text and Translation  I: Prologue  II: What Is Law?  III: The Older Skelta Law  IV: Of the Two Kings Charles and Radbod  V: The Statutes of Magnus  VI: The Seventeen Statutes  VII: Prologue to the Seventeen Statutes and Twenty-Four Land Laws  VIII: The Twenty-Four Land Laws  IX: The Eight Provisions  X: Exceptions to the 17th Statute  XI: The Synodical Law of Central Frisia  XII: The Younger Skelta Law  XIII: The Statutes of the Five Districts  XIV: The Calculated Tariffs  XV: Currency Conversion and Wergilds  XVI: The Book of Emperor Rudolf  XVII: Market Law  XVIII: Unmendable Crimes  XIX: On Forceful Robberies  XX: The Statutes of Opstalsbam  XXI: A Treatise on the Seven Sealands Glossary of Untranslated Old Frisian Terms Index of Allegations in the Glosses

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Han Nijdam, Ph.D. (2008), Leiden University, is researcher for Old Frisian at the Fryske Akademy, Leeuwarden.He has published on medieval Frisia and medieval Frisian law, including Wat is Recht? De receptie van Oudfries recht in de Groninger Ommelanden in de 15e en 16e eeuw (Bornmeer, 2018). Jan Hallebeek, Ph.D. (1986), Utrecht University, is professor emeritus of Legal History at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and extraordinary professor on ‘Ancient structures of the Catholic Church’ at Utrecht University (1997-2006). He has published on medieval Roman and Canon law and early modern scholasticism, including The Concept of Unjust Enrichment in Late Scholasticism (1996). Hylkje de Jong, Ph.D. (2008), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, is Professor of Legal History at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She has published on the reception of Roman law in Frisia and on Byzantine law, including Ἐντολή (mandatum) in den Basiliken (Brill, 2019).

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