Laienspiegel

Punishingwitchesis an illustration from theLaienspiegel

The work commonly referred to asLaienspiegelis a book oflaw.It was published inAugsburg,in 1509. Its full title is″Laijen Spiegel. von rechtmässigen ordnungen in Burgerlichen vnd peinlichen regimenten. mit allegation[en] vn[d] bewerungen auß geschribnen rechten vnnd gesatzen “.

This can be roughly translated asA layman's guide, of the correct order of civil and criminal regiments, with illustrations of written rights and laws.It was written byUlrich Tengler,and published bySebastian Brant.There was a second edition in 1511. The work was important enough to warrant 14 editions of its publication in the 16th century.

The work is divided in three parts. It containsprivate law,criminal law,and law of the public institutions. The publication is much like theKlagspiegelof 1436. Other similar works are theMalleus Maleficarumof the 15th century, and theConstitutio Criminalis Bambergensis.

External links

• Completely digitised edition of the Work(Univ. Heidelberg) (German)