Supetar Cartulary

Supetar Cartulary
Sumpetar Cartulary Cartulary of St. Peter in Poljice Jura sancti Petri de Gomai
First page of the Supetar Cartulary
Language	medieval Latin
Date	varies, 1105 - 14th century (mostly 12th century)
Provenance	Monastery of St. Peter in Poljice (ruins)
Authenticity	The main part is generally accepted as authentic, with later additions as spurious
First printed edition	1844 by Frano Carrara
Genre	Cartulary
Length	30 leaves total
Subject	Charters of monastery of St. Peter in Poljice, Croatia
Period covered	11th and 12th century
Personages	Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia, Lawrence, Archbishop of Split, Petar Crni

Supetar cartulary or Sumpetar cartulary (Croatian: Supetarski kartular) is a 12th-century cartulary which contains charters from the years 1080 to 1187.^[1]

Although the cartulary itself just lists the possessions of the monastery of St. Peter in Poljice, Croatia and the ways through which they were acquired˙(such as purchase or grants), it also contains a few important historical notes. It is preserved in its original form. In its basis, the cartulary is actually a chronicle of the Benedictine monastery which was founded around 1080 by a Croatian dignitary and slave owner Petar Crni (Peter the Black).^[2]

Today, it is kept in the treasury of the Cathedral of Saint Domnius in Split.

References

1. Zelić-Bučan, Benedikta, Članci i rasprave iz starije hrvatske povijesti, str. 186
2. Stipišić, Jakov, Pomoćne povijesne znanosti, Zagreb 1972, str. 165.

Further reading

• Novak, Viktor i Petar Skok. Supetarski kartular. Zagreb: JAZU, 1952. Source