Sachsenspiegel
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The Sachsenspiegel is a 13th-century German law book that systematized Saxon customary law and became one of the most influential legal codes in medieval Central Europe.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customary law compilation
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legal code ⓘ medieval law book ⓘ |
| author | Eike von Repgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Landrecht
ⓘ
Lehnrecht ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
13th century
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c. 1220–1235 ⓘ |
| earliestManuscripts | first half of the 13th century ⓘ |
| genre | law book ⓘ |
| hasManuscript |
Dresdner Sachsenspiegel
NERFINISHED
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Heidelberger Sachsenspiegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldenburg Sachsenspiegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfenbütteler Sachsenspiegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key source for the history of German law and society
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one of the most influential legal codes in medieval Central Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baltic city law
ⓘ
Central European municipal law ⓘ Czech medieval law ⓘ German territorial law codes ⓘ Hungarian medieval law ⓘ Lübeck Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Magdeburg Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish medieval law ⓘ Weichbild law collections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | customary law codification rather than imperial statute ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
German customary law
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Saxon customary law ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contains extensive legal illustrations in some manuscripts
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one of the earliest major legal texts written in the vernacular in Germany ⓘ |
| placeAssociatedWith |
Anhalt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Heidelberg University Library
NERFINISHED
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Saxon State and University Library Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Gothic script ⓘ |
| subject |
criminal law
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family law ⓘ feudal law ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ land law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| timeInUse |
early modern period
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late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Mirror of the Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
basis for regional law in northern and eastern Germany
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reference work for courts ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Constitutio Criminalis Carolina