Fraternity of Blacksmiths in Zadar and its register from the 15th century Cover Image

Bratovština kovača u Zadru i njezina matrikula iz 15. stoljeća
Fraternity of Blacksmiths in Zadar and its register from the 15th century

Author(s): Zdenko Dundović
Subject(s): Archiving, Local History / Microhistory, Labor relations, 15th Century, 16th Century
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Fraternity of Blacksmiths; register; Zadar; 15th century; Vitaliano Brunelli;

Summary/Abstract: The register of Zadar’s Fraternity of Blacksmiths is preserved at the Scientific Library in Zadar. Based on the text of the register, the author has examined the basic regulations of the Fraternity of Blacksmiths in order to reconstruct its activities and the names of its members. The investigated documentation has been compared with the previously published scholarly literature on the Fraternity of Blacksmiths and the incomplete 19th century presentation of the register by Vitaliano Brunelli has been complemented. The aim of the paper is to indicate that the Fraternity of Blacksmiths in Zadar was established before 1490, contrary to what Brunelli erroneously stated, and to raise questions about its possible links to the Fraternity of Goldsmiths in Zadar.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 229-260
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Croatian