Lifestyles in the street: the Customs and Laws in the Portuguese Middle Age

• Main Author: Tavares, Maria Alice da Silveira
• Publication Date: 2017
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Cadernos de História (Belo Horizonte. Online)
• Download full: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/cadernoshistoria/article/view/P.2237-8871.2017v18n28p49
• topic: Portugal; Costumes e Foros; Século XIII; Idade Média; Ruas.; Portugal; Customs and Law; 13th century; Middle Ages; Streets.

The aim of this study is to provide an analysis the streets and  lifestyles in Portuguese town councils (Alfaiates, Castelo Rodrigo, Castelo Melhor, Castelo Bom, Guarda, Santarém, Torres Novas, Évora e Beja), in the Middle Ages, based on their customs and laws elaborated in the 13th century. We use this legal source of local character and customary exclusively as it offers multiple fields of analysis to study of urban structures, such as the street, the medieval municipal society and yours lifestyles. To carry out our study, we established three points of different analysis, based on urban crime, making a presentation of crimes and conflicts, as well as stipulated penalties. Second, we reflect on the conditions of hygiene and health and, finally, we will focus attention on developed economy, especially by artisans and traders in the streets.