Maps of Power

Carev Studenc

Carevěm Studen᾿cemь

Begin 01.11.1342
End 30.09.1343

Description

The site Carev Studenc appears twice in the Land Inventory Brebion. According to the Land Inventory Brebion the Abbot Isaja bought a field called Kraimirovo selište near Carev Studenc from the daughter of Kraimir, Kjura, her sister Jera and their children Vitomir, Lei, Milj and Roman (298, art. 78: Niva u Careva Studenca, Kraimirovo selište, što kupi igumьnь Isaije u Kjure, Kraimirove čtjere, I u sestre jei Jere, I u nih dětei, u Vitomira I u Leia I u Milja I u Romana, za 20 kьbьlь žita u gladno vrěme, i priuzesmo měhь sirenija I polutьkь slanine. A tomu svědoci: Strězo, Vlad, Lěto, Kosta, pop Ljujev zetь, Janicь iz Velgoš). The Land Inventory Brebion contains also evidence on the acquisition of a field and a meadow above Carev Studenc. The property was bought by the monastery from Kalojan and Grozej (285, art. 12: Niva nad Carevěm Studen᾿cemь, kupljen᾿na ōtь Kalojana i ōtь Grozěja i s livadom na 30 zametь) [Our reasoning is based on the premise that the toponym “Car” (i.e. Tsar, Emperor) bears witness to imperial presence at the respective place. The toponym “Car” obviously indicates, apart from a possible physical presence of the Serbian Emperor, also a possibility of a causal link with the Byzantine Emperor or the Bulgarian Tsar].

Relations

Events (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Confirmation of Possessions in the Land inventory-Brebion Acquisition A copy of Nomic’s Charter preserved in the Land Inventory-Brebion (in original called (Brěvno matere Božije Htětovskije) of church properties of the largest landowner in Polog, the Monastery of Bogorodica Htetovska (Monastery of the Holy Virgin of Htetovo). Nomics are people who wrote documents and sometimes acted as public notaries. The Nomic's Charter occured some time before the Brebion (1343-1345 or in the first half of the 1340's) was issued.
Sources (1)
Name Class Description
Land Inventory-Brebion (Nomic's Charter) Source The Land Inventory-Brebion is a register of all land holdings of the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Htětovo. The collection is the work of one scribe, but it contains different acts coming from a wider time span. Until Bubalo's analysis the document was called after the first line Brěvno matere Božije Htětovskije. Bubalo corrected the reading into brebion, which is a loanword reflecting the greek word βρεβίον (inventory in the basic meaning). A copy of a Nomic’s Charter is also preserved in the Land Inventory-Brebion. Nomics were public notaries in Serbia. The Nomic's Charter was created some time before the Brebion (1343-1345 or in the first half of the 1340's).