Paleographic Analysis of the Two Statutes of Split from the HAZU Archives

Statut grada Splita, odnosno Percevalov statut, nastao 1312. godine nije ostao sačuvan u svojem izvornom obliku, već postoji znatan broj rukom načinjenih prijepisa na latinskom i talijanskom jeziku. U Arhivu Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, pod signaturama I-c11 i IV-c-60, čuvaju se dva najstarija prijepisa na latinskom jeziku nastala u 15. stoljeću. Stoga ovaj rad donosi kratak povijesni i društveni kontekst nastanka Statuta, te prikazuje njegov sadržaj, a naglasak se u radu stavlja na paleografsku analizu rukopisa analizirajući materijalni opis rukopisa, opis pisma, sustav kratica i abrevijativne znakove. U radu se također analiziraju ortografske karakteristike rukopisa poput monoftongizacije diftonga, zamjene vokala, geminacije konsonanata, aspiriranih glasova kao i bilježenje velikog i malog slova.The Statute of the City of Split, that is, the Perceval Statute, was created in the year 1312. It has not remained preserved in its original form, but there is a significant number of handwritten transcripts in Latin and Italian. The Archives of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, holds two of the oldest transcripts in Latin, under the signatures I-c-11 and IV-c-60, dating from the 15th century. Therefore, this paper presents a brief historical and social context of the Statute's origin and presents its content, with an emphasis on the paleographic analysis of the manuscript by analyzing the material description of the manuscript, the description of the letter, the acronyms of the system and the abbrevative signs. The orthographic characteristics of manuscripts such as diphthong monophthongisation, vocal replacement, gemination users, aspirated voices, and uppercase and lowercase letters are also analyzed in the paper