The author dealt with nobility in medieval Rab and with the structure of authority in commune of Rab in the middle ages. This structure of authority was in one very important part different from structures of authority in other Dalmatian medieval communes. Namely the nobility of Rab shared his authority with the citizens of Rab in 14th Century. The big communal council of Rab was composed of both principal social groups, nobility and citizens, and not just of nobility.
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The essay investigates some of the sources for the study of medieval history of women in the territory of present-day Slovenia. Among the most genuine sources, documents speak about the way of life, activities, marriages, dowries, the custom of the so-called jutrnja, deaths, births, wills, inheritance systems, et cetera. Additional valuable sources are town statutes, chronicles, sermons, hagiography, and on coins, coats of arms, and seals. The works of writers and artists of that period, both ecclesiastical and secular, represent by far the most numerous available sources on the subject.
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