Books by Andrew Vidali
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles by Andrew Vidali
The homicide of Vincenzo Molin by Marco Michiel in early 1518 fits into the framework of feuds an... more The homicide of Vincenzo Molin by Marco Michiel in early 1518 fits into the framework of feuds and enmities between Venetian noble families that broke out in the first half of the sixteenth century. But these events overlapped with greater political and judicial changes, which involved the Council of Ten taking action against elite violence with unprecedented
intensity. The result of this intersection is an episode with various outstanding features, in particular, the early questioning of the juridical-cultural relevance of peace-making as essential to ensure the end of judicial exile.
Full article in Open Access:
https://brill.com/view/journals/jemh/26/5/article-p429_3.xml
This article will examine through a comparative approach how the political and financial crisis, ... more This article will examine through a comparative approach how the political and financial crisis, faced by the Republic of Venice after the Agnadello defeat, affected the Venetian criminal justice system.
The relationship between parties’ reconciliation and annulment of banishment, inflicted to promote peace between offended and offenders, suffered the most.
The article will highlight how the customary conflict resolution system was bent to the economic needs through the investigation of some pardon requests sent to the Council of Ten by Venetian and Venetian-Cretan nobles.
Through a in-depth examination of the Venetian legislation between the 1410s and the 1540s, this ... more Through a in-depth examination of the Venetian legislation between the 1410s and the 1540s, this paper aims to highlight the relations which bounded the banishment penalty to the conflict and jurisdictional dimension that animated the Mainland domain in the Italian peninsula. In this way, the several stages which marked the confrontation between
two different juridical mentalities will be drawn, while the impact of this process’ outcome within the lagoon conflict-system will be shown by analysing some cases which took place in the early 16th century Venice.
The venetian patriciate has been considered, so far, as a nobility that was different from the ot... more The venetian patriciate has been considered, so far, as a nobility that was different from the other on the base of the historiographical assumption which regarded it as not used to resort to feud and vengeance. The present research aims to refute this statement
by analysing some episodes of patrician conflicts in the early 16th century through the integration of narrative and trial sources. This purpose has been achieved thanks to the examination of the relationship between conflict’s manifestation, trial rites adopted by
Venice’s courts and modalities through which political-judicial venetian institutions administrated justice.
Book Chapters by Andrew Vidali
In late medieval and early modern Europe, the mobility of outlaws and
political exiles was a thre... more In late medieval and early modern Europe, the mobility of outlaws and
political exiles was a threat to public order and political control of the territory. As a reaction to this, the rulers of Renaissance Italy developed proto-extradition agreements, especially in north-central Italy, where political fragmentation created many spaces of immunity. These provided for the mutual exchange of outlaws who crossed the borders and the prohibition of sheltering them. However, their effectiveness is questionable. From the outset, these extradition policies raised the issues of right to asylum and sovereignty, which prevented any automatic execution. Reconciling these new sources of law with the rulers’ agendas led to their regular renegotiation and amendment. This chapter will focus on two case studies to investigate these complex relationships between justice, borders, and international law: the Mantua commune and then lordship from the late thirteenth to the early fifteenth century, and the Republic of Venice from the mid-fifteenth to mid-sixteenth century.
Analyses of the actual operation of Venetian justice in Cyprus are fairly meagre. This paper thus... more Analyses of the actual operation of Venetian justice in Cyprus are fairly meagre. This paper thus poses the problem of examining this sphere of government in relation to the culture of violence, intended as the outcome of a series of relations between society and violence expressed on multiple levels, thanks to trial sources and individual and collective pleas. After reconstructing the institutional order of the judicial system and the legal substrate, the article focuses on five fundamental aspects in order to describe the essential features of the Cypriot culture of violence and investigate continuities and differences with the Italian and European continent. These include the languages of conflict, appeasement, the presence of some jurisprudential aspects, the relationship between violence, emotions and corporeity.
Baili, civitani and banieri: these were the figures – expression of the local society – involved ... more Baili, civitani and banieri: these were the figures – expression of the local society – involved in the government of subordinate jurisdictions in the island of Cyprus, where no patrician officials were sent by Venice. By focusing on the contrata Carpathi, located in the North-Western part of the island and under the authority of the Captain of Famagosta, this presentation will analyse the modalities through which these minor roles were elected, their duties towards the local communities and Venetian officials staged in Cyprus and, finally, their role within the justice administration system in the periphery of the Reign.
Seminar Papers by Andrew Vidali
In premodern Europe, outlaws easily crossed the borders and escaped justice. By entering a foreig... more In premodern Europe, outlaws easily crossed the borders and escaped justice. By entering a foreign jurisdiction, they evaded the action of local judges and, at the same time, exposed the powerlessness of political authorities outside state borders. In reaction to this form of mobility, Italian and European rulers developed ante litteram extradition treaties. These provided for the mutual exchange of those bandits who had crossed the borders and the prohibition to shelter outlaws.
Extradition agreements had a long tradition, as the early ones dated back to the Middle Ages and aimed at apprehending rebels and traitors. But studying late medieval and early modern extradition agreements, which focused on the mobility of bandit gangs, can bring new light to the process of borders formation, perception and control. In particular, northern and central Italy is a privileged field to study this process, as it shares significant problems with modern Europe. The main one is political fragmentation, that created many spaces of immunity for outlaws.
This paper will discuss the relationship between banditry, borders, and extradition treaties by examining how some Renaissance Italian states negotiated and implemented these agreements. It will answer to the following question: how were borders perceived and why did the solution found to address a problem of supra-local nature fail? Extradition treaties had a comprehensive approach, but the lack of shared political coordination led states not to implement them while demanding respect by others, and to seek compromises through diplomacy.
In the past years, Guido Alfani proved that in Early Modern Europe the sacrament of baptism was t... more In the past years, Guido Alfani proved that in Early Modern Europe the sacrament of baptism was the object of juxtaposition between civil society and the Church, for they both tried imposing their own view regarding this religious institute. The council of Trent represented a major turn in this respect and, in the long-term, actually forged the shape of the believers’ religious life, but in the short period contrasts didn’t stop. In this multifaceted context, the Venetian situation presented an additional level of complexity: the ruling class of the Republic began in the early 16th century to set limits and/or prohibitions.
The aspects of this triadic relationship affecting spiritual kinship in the Venetian society are still largely unknown. In particular, several aspects of this sacrament were the target of laws issued by the major political assemblies, pertaining the number or social condition of the chosen godfathers. The purpose was to shape and regulate the social range of patronage relations that were created or strengthened through the use of spiritual kinship by Venetian nobles. By cross-referencing literary, ecclesiastical, governmental and private sources, this presentation aims to offer an overview on baptism in the Venetian Cinquecento and its complexities, as it was marked by a continuous contrast regarding its social, political and religious connotation.
Thesis Chapters by Andrew Vidali
Call for Abstract by Andrew Vidali
Interpersonal violence is the product of complex interactions
between cultural, social, politica... more Interpersonal violence is the product of complex interactions
between cultural, social, political and environmental factors and is
subject to transformations that reflect on-going changes within
society.
In the framework of the MSCA ViolenControl research
project, a conference will be hosted at the University of
York between 4-5 July 2023.
We welcome papers focused on violence and its control in Early
Modern Europe.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Quantitative analysis of violence
Peacemaking, public order, and policing
Interrelationships between criminal justice and violence
Factionalism, political and elite violence
Ecological factors and violence
Class, gender-based, and collective violence
Minorities and violence
Spatial patterns of violence
Please send a 300-word abstract and brief biographical statement to
Andrew Vidali (andrew.vidali@york.ac.uk) by 16 December 2022.
Conference Programme by Andrew Vidali
Blog Post by Andrew Vidali
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Books by Andrew Vidali
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles by Andrew Vidali
intensity. The result of this intersection is an episode with various outstanding features, in particular, the early questioning of the juridical-cultural relevance of peace-making as essential to ensure the end of judicial exile.
The relationship between parties’ reconciliation and annulment of banishment, inflicted to promote peace between offended and offenders, suffered the most.
The article will highlight how the customary conflict resolution system was bent to the economic needs through the investigation of some pardon requests sent to the Council of Ten by Venetian and Venetian-Cretan nobles.
two different juridical mentalities will be drawn, while the impact of this process’ outcome within the lagoon conflict-system will be shown by analysing some cases which took place in the early 16th century Venice.
by analysing some episodes of patrician conflicts in the early 16th century through the integration of narrative and trial sources. This purpose has been achieved thanks to the examination of the relationship between conflict’s manifestation, trial rites adopted by
Venice’s courts and modalities through which political-judicial venetian institutions administrated justice.
Book Chapters by Andrew Vidali
political exiles was a threat to public order and political control of the territory. As a reaction to this, the rulers of Renaissance Italy developed proto-extradition agreements, especially in north-central Italy, where political fragmentation created many spaces of immunity. These provided for the mutual exchange of outlaws who crossed the borders and the prohibition of sheltering them. However, their effectiveness is questionable. From the outset, these extradition policies raised the issues of right to asylum and sovereignty, which prevented any automatic execution. Reconciling these new sources of law with the rulers’ agendas led to their regular renegotiation and amendment. This chapter will focus on two case studies to investigate these complex relationships between justice, borders, and international law: the Mantua commune and then lordship from the late thirteenth to the early fifteenth century, and the Republic of Venice from the mid-fifteenth to mid-sixteenth century.
Seminar Papers by Andrew Vidali
Extradition agreements had a long tradition, as the early ones dated back to the Middle Ages and aimed at apprehending rebels and traitors. But studying late medieval and early modern extradition agreements, which focused on the mobility of bandit gangs, can bring new light to the process of borders formation, perception and control. In particular, northern and central Italy is a privileged field to study this process, as it shares significant problems with modern Europe. The main one is political fragmentation, that created many spaces of immunity for outlaws.
This paper will discuss the relationship between banditry, borders, and extradition treaties by examining how some Renaissance Italian states negotiated and implemented these agreements. It will answer to the following question: how were borders perceived and why did the solution found to address a problem of supra-local nature fail? Extradition treaties had a comprehensive approach, but the lack of shared political coordination led states not to implement them while demanding respect by others, and to seek compromises through diplomacy.
The aspects of this triadic relationship affecting spiritual kinship in the Venetian society are still largely unknown. In particular, several aspects of this sacrament were the target of laws issued by the major political assemblies, pertaining the number or social condition of the chosen godfathers. The purpose was to shape and regulate the social range of patronage relations that were created or strengthened through the use of spiritual kinship by Venetian nobles. By cross-referencing literary, ecclesiastical, governmental and private sources, this presentation aims to offer an overview on baptism in the Venetian Cinquecento and its complexities, as it was marked by a continuous contrast regarding its social, political and religious connotation.
Thesis Chapters by Andrew Vidali
Call for Abstract by Andrew Vidali
between cultural, social, political and environmental factors and is
subject to transformations that reflect on-going changes within
society.
In the framework of the MSCA ViolenControl research
project, a conference will be hosted at the University of
York between 4-5 July 2023.
We welcome papers focused on violence and its control in Early
Modern Europe.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Quantitative analysis of violence
Peacemaking, public order, and policing
Interrelationships between criminal justice and violence
Factionalism, political and elite violence
Ecological factors and violence
Class, gender-based, and collective violence
Minorities and violence
Spatial patterns of violence
Please send a 300-word abstract and brief biographical statement to
Andrew Vidali (andrew.vidali@york.ac.uk) by 16 December 2022.
Conference Programme by Andrew Vidali
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violence-and-its-control-in-early-modern-europe-tickets-646908158717
Zoom links:
4 July: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95639127688
5 July: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96596007168
Blog Post by Andrew Vidali
https://legalhistorymiscellany.com/2023/06/28/uncovering-city-peacemakers-in-the-papal-states-and-venetian-mainland/
intensity. The result of this intersection is an episode with various outstanding features, in particular, the early questioning of the juridical-cultural relevance of peace-making as essential to ensure the end of judicial exile.
The relationship between parties’ reconciliation and annulment of banishment, inflicted to promote peace between offended and offenders, suffered the most.
The article will highlight how the customary conflict resolution system was bent to the economic needs through the investigation of some pardon requests sent to the Council of Ten by Venetian and Venetian-Cretan nobles.
two different juridical mentalities will be drawn, while the impact of this process’ outcome within the lagoon conflict-system will be shown by analysing some cases which took place in the early 16th century Venice.
by analysing some episodes of patrician conflicts in the early 16th century through the integration of narrative and trial sources. This purpose has been achieved thanks to the examination of the relationship between conflict’s manifestation, trial rites adopted by
Venice’s courts and modalities through which political-judicial venetian institutions administrated justice.
political exiles was a threat to public order and political control of the territory. As a reaction to this, the rulers of Renaissance Italy developed proto-extradition agreements, especially in north-central Italy, where political fragmentation created many spaces of immunity. These provided for the mutual exchange of outlaws who crossed the borders and the prohibition of sheltering them. However, their effectiveness is questionable. From the outset, these extradition policies raised the issues of right to asylum and sovereignty, which prevented any automatic execution. Reconciling these new sources of law with the rulers’ agendas led to their regular renegotiation and amendment. This chapter will focus on two case studies to investigate these complex relationships between justice, borders, and international law: the Mantua commune and then lordship from the late thirteenth to the early fifteenth century, and the Republic of Venice from the mid-fifteenth to mid-sixteenth century.
Extradition agreements had a long tradition, as the early ones dated back to the Middle Ages and aimed at apprehending rebels and traitors. But studying late medieval and early modern extradition agreements, which focused on the mobility of bandit gangs, can bring new light to the process of borders formation, perception and control. In particular, northern and central Italy is a privileged field to study this process, as it shares significant problems with modern Europe. The main one is political fragmentation, that created many spaces of immunity for outlaws.
This paper will discuss the relationship between banditry, borders, and extradition treaties by examining how some Renaissance Italian states negotiated and implemented these agreements. It will answer to the following question: how were borders perceived and why did the solution found to address a problem of supra-local nature fail? Extradition treaties had a comprehensive approach, but the lack of shared political coordination led states not to implement them while demanding respect by others, and to seek compromises through diplomacy.
The aspects of this triadic relationship affecting spiritual kinship in the Venetian society are still largely unknown. In particular, several aspects of this sacrament were the target of laws issued by the major political assemblies, pertaining the number or social condition of the chosen godfathers. The purpose was to shape and regulate the social range of patronage relations that were created or strengthened through the use of spiritual kinship by Venetian nobles. By cross-referencing literary, ecclesiastical, governmental and private sources, this presentation aims to offer an overview on baptism in the Venetian Cinquecento and its complexities, as it was marked by a continuous contrast regarding its social, political and religious connotation.
between cultural, social, political and environmental factors and is
subject to transformations that reflect on-going changes within
society.
In the framework of the MSCA ViolenControl research
project, a conference will be hosted at the University of
York between 4-5 July 2023.
We welcome papers focused on violence and its control in Early
Modern Europe.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Quantitative analysis of violence
Peacemaking, public order, and policing
Interrelationships between criminal justice and violence
Factionalism, political and elite violence
Ecological factors and violence
Class, gender-based, and collective violence
Minorities and violence
Spatial patterns of violence
Please send a 300-word abstract and brief biographical statement to
Andrew Vidali (andrew.vidali@york.ac.uk) by 16 December 2022.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violence-and-its-control-in-early-modern-europe-tickets-646908158717
Zoom links:
4 July: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95639127688
5 July: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96596007168
https://legalhistorymiscellany.com/2023/06/28/uncovering-city-peacemakers-in-the-papal-states-and-venetian-mainland/