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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Sion/Sitten
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Archives de l'Etat du Valais/Staatsarchiv Wallis
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
AV 62/4
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Valais Statutes
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · I + 45 + II ff. · 33.5 x 29 cm · 23 Mai 1571
Language:
Language
Latin
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
The Statutes of Valais or Landrecht of 23 May 1571 (Statuta et decreta inclitae patriae Vallesii noviter sedulo recognita, multis in loci aucta et in subsequentem ordinem redacta), written under the episcopate of Hildebrand I von Riedmatten, represent the codification of old customs as well as a new law for Valais, with Roman influence and valid from then on for the entire territory of the diocese of Sion. According to Jean Graven, a leading expert on ancient law, these statutes are “par leur valeur intrinsèque et par leur aspect, la pièce royale, l'honneur et le couronnement de notre législation valaisanne.” After it was written, the document received numerous supplements, additions and commentaries, which were officially confirmed by the Diet of Valais in its final report. A comprehensive revision was not carried out until 1780. This “cantonal” law remained in force for 200 years, until the difficult phase during the transition from the 18th to the 19th century, a sign of its unusual permanence. The Statutes of Valais contain aspects that are purely legal (procedures, organization of the judiciary, position of notaries) as well as criminal (offenses against the state, against faith, against individuals; punishments and penalties) and civil (relations between individuals, family law, obligations, property, inheritance). The nine wax seals, which are kept in metal boxes, are the symbols of authority of the seven Zenden (‘tithings,’ districts of the County of Valais), the bishop, and the Cathedral Chapter of Sion. (ren)
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-aev-AV-0062-4 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-aev-AV-0062-4)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/aev/AV-0062-4
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop https://www.e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/aev-AV-0062-4/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
Sion/Sitten, Archives de l'Etat du Valais/Staatsarchiv Wallis, AV 62/4: Valais Statutes (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/aev/AV-0062-4).
Online Since:
Online Since
12/10/2020
Restauration report:
Restauration report
Andrea Giovannini 2003 (PDF)
Rights:
Rights
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
16th century
Dated:
Dated
1571
Restored:
Restored
Yes
With Restoration Report:
With Restoration Report
Yes
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