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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Sion/Sitten |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Archives de l'Etat du Valais/Staatsarchiv Wallis
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| 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. |
| 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://e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/aev/AV-0062-4 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
https://e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/aev-AV-0062-4/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Sion/Sitten, Archives de l'Etat du Valais/Staatsarchiv Wallis, AV 62/4: Valais Statutes (https://e-codices.unifr.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 Images:
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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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