Todi e i suoi statuti nel Medioevo. A 750 anni dall'approvazione del primo statuto del 1275. Catalogo della mostra

This exhibition catalogue accompanies the celebrations marking the 750th anniversary of the approval of the first communal statute of Todi (1275) and offers a comprehensive introduction to the statutory tradition of the city from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. Through the display and analysis of original manuscripts and early printed editions preserved in the Municipal Historical Archive of Todi, the volume illustrates the nature, functions, and evolution of communal statutes as instruments of urban self-government. Particular attention is given to the Constitutum communis Tuderti of 1275, the oldest surviving urban statute in Umbria, examined from codicological, palaeographical, legal, and historical perspectives. The catalogue situates statutory legislation within the broader context of medieval civic life, addressing themes such as justice, public order, economic regulation, social discipline, welfare institutions, and urban hygiene. By combining scholarly analysis with an accessible narrative and a rich iconographic apparatus, the volume highlights the statutes as both legal documents and key witnesses to the political culture, collective identity, and institutional maturity of medieval Todi.