IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 106: Natives and Foreigners in the Late Medieval Dalmatian Communes: A Case of the Members of Elite Professions
Monday 9 July 2007, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Institute of Historical Research, Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts |
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Organiser: | Branka Grbavac, Institute of Historical & Social Sciences, Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts, Zagreb |
Moderator/Chair: | Meri Kuncic, Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute, Zagreb |
Paper 106-a | Native and Foreign Zaratin Notaries in the 13th and the 14th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Education, Law, Social History |
Paper 106-b | Native and Foreign Clergymen in the Late Medieval Dalmatian Communes: A Case of Zadar (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Local History, Religious Life, Social History |
Paper 106-c | The Artists and their Clientele in the Late Medieval Dalmatian Commune of Rab (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Daily Life, Local History, Social History |
Abstract | In the Late Middle Ages Dalmatian cities (communes) went through the period of intensive economic, scientific, and cultural progress caused by relatively stabile political circumstances particularly in the period of Angevin dominion over Dalmatia. The progress of Dalmatian cities in the period between the 13th and the 15th century is best reflected in the growing economy, trade, artisans', and arts production as well as in the growth of the population of Dalmatian communes. During their flourishing in that period Dalmatian cities attracted a great number of foreign and native individuals belonging to the upper strata of communal society. These individuals were skilled and learned in best medieval schools forming some kind of elite of Dalmatian communes. In this session the main attention will be paid to three groups of elite professions (artists, notaries, and clergymen) which significantly influenced daily life in Dalmatian communal societies and created the intellectual climate in these communes. Particularly important was the fact that these individuals originated not only from Dalmatia but also from other European regions. |