Firenze forbindes ofte med blomstrende videnskab, stor kunst og raffineret civilisation. Middelalderens Firenze var imidlertid også præget af stridigheder mellem mægtige slægter, der ikke lod Romeo og Julies familier noget efter.

I denne lille social- og retshistoriske afhandling om et betydningsfuldt årti i Firenzes historie, sætter Lino Vogt fokus på en række særlove som kommunen indførte i slutningen af 1200-tallet. Historikerne har ivrigt diskuteret, hvad formålet med lovene, der var direkte rettet mod mange af disse slægter, egentlig var. Var der tale om klassekamp? Var der tale om styrkelse af den "statslige" autoritet? Eller var der blot tale om et nyt våben i fraktionsstridighederne? Bogen er på samme tid en introduktion til og et bidrag til debatten.

Lino Vogt, cand.mag., underviser på Metropolitanskolen i København.

English
Florence is often associated with flourishing science, great art and a sophisticated civilization. Medieval Florence, however, was also marked by discord and disputes among the powerful families of the city.

In Laug, slægt og stat (Guild, Family and State), Lino Vogt focuses on a series of special laws which were introduced by the local authorities at the end of the 13th century. The purpose of these laws – which were directly directed towards several of these families - has been eagerly debated by historians. Were they expressions of a class struggle? Of a strengthening of governmental authority? Or were they just another weapon in the disputes between the fractions? This publication is simultaneously an introduction and a contribution to the debate.

Lino Vogt, MA, teaches at the Metropolitan School in Copenhagen.