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Giusticiati [Italian manuscript with list of persons condemned to death in Venice], 726-1804

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS-92-1

Scope and Contents

This list of 1068 names of Venetians who were executed from 726 to 1804 contains name, the date of execution, crime, and method of execution. Relatively few executions are listed until the late sixteenth century, and almost half of the total listed in this document occurred in the seventeenth century. Crimes included conspiracy, rebellion, treason, theft, forgery, usury, homicide, sodomy, aggression and disturbing the peace. Death was usually by hanging or beheading but occasionally included torture and/or display of bodies. The writer of this manuscript and the source of information are unknown.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1805

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

This item is in the public domain and there are no restrictions on its publication.

Partial Extent

1 Volumes

Partial Extent

1.96 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

Italian

Immediate Source of Acquisition

In February 1992, the University of Virginia Law Library purchased this manuscript from D & E Lake Ltd.

Existence and Location of Copies

The University of Virginia Law Library made a digital copy of this item.

Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

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