Medieval Milanese Notarial Culture and Uberto Decembrio’s Definition of a Republic (respublica)

• Autores: Stuart M. McManus
• Localización: Glossae: European Journal of Legal History, ISSN-e 2255-2707, ISSN 0214-669X, Nº 19, 2022, págs. 550-566
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This researchnoteargues that late-medieval notarial culture had an important influence on the genesis of humanist politicalthought. In particular, it shows that thedefinition of a “republic” (respublica) put forward by the Milanese notary and humanist Uberto Decembrio borrowed from legal ideasaboutcorporations(universitates), which included respublicae. Combining Platonic ideas with echoes of learned legal texts and observations on the legal reality, Decembrio put forwarda semi-idealized vision of his monarchical city-state.