Dieci savi alle decime in Rialto
Item
Country
IT
Name of institution (English)
State Archives of Venice
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
ita
Contact information: postal address
Campo dei Frari, San Polo 3002, 30125 Venice
Contact information: phone number
0039 0415222281
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
as-ve@archivi.beniculturali.it
Reference number
Dieci savi alle decime in Rialto
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Ten wise men to the decime
Title (official language of the state)
Dieci savi alle decime in Rialto
Language of title
ita
Creator / accumulator
Dieci savi alle decime in Rialto
Date(s)
1514/1797
Language(s)
ita
Extent
2,035 storage units
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
The Dieci savi alle decime in Rialto comprises documentation related to the collection of the "decima" (tenth). It includes different types of documents, such as copies of laws, inventories of goods and properties, registers of notification, pleas, correspondence, notifications, confiscations, appeals, etc., from the 16th to the 18th century.
It includes four units related to the Jewish community of Venice from the 17th to the 18th century, namely lists of the owners of properties in the Ghetto Novo (new ghetto) in 1661 (425), in the Ghetto Vecchio (old ghetto) in the same year of 1661 (426) and in 1713-1714 (433), as well as in the Ghetto Vecchio, Nuovo e Nuovissimo (old, new and all-new ghettos) in 1739 (440).
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It includes four units related to the Jewish community of Venice from the 17th to the 18th century, namely lists of the owners of properties in the Ghetto Novo (new ghetto) in 1661 (425), in the Ghetto Vecchio (old ghetto) in the same year of 1661 (426) and in 1713-1714 (433), as well as in the Ghetto Vecchio, Nuovo e Nuovissimo (old, new and all-new ghettos) in 1739 (440).
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Archival history
After its foundation, the college of the Dieci savi alle decime in Rialto was established in the Rialto area of Venice in 1477. On January 10, 1514, a fire destroyed the original building and all its archive. A new palace was then built following a project by Antonio Abbondi (1505-1549). The records of all assets owned by Venetians and those who lived in Venice were stored in the archive of the new palace. Between 1876 and 1879, many rooms of the building same place were allocated to the Archivio Generale di Venezia (General Archive of Venice) — later, the Archivio di Stato di Venezia — in order to solve the lack of storage areas for its holdings. In 1925, the office of the Magistrato alle acque per le province venete e di Mantova (1907-2014) was established in the old palace of the Dieci savi alle decime in Rialto, creating the pretext for the documentation to be moved all together.
At present, the documentation is held in the Archivio di Stato di Venezia.
At present, the documentation is held in the Archivio di Stato di Venezia.
Administrative / Biographical history
The "decima" (tenth) was a tax applied to the inhabitants of Venice and it was equal to ten per cent of the income of stable assets. It was only introduced by the Senate on June 15, 1463, relatively late in comparison to other European territories. The objective was to support war expenses.
The preparation of lists of goods and properties that defined the amount to be charged was entrusted to a commission of "savi" (literally, wise man). They were responsible for the definition of the tax to be charged in each case, which could be disputed by the owners if they assumed the evaluation was not fair. From May 6, 1617, besides the "decima", a new tax was applied, the "campatico", an extraordinary tax on land owned by Venetians in the "terraferma" (mainland).
The palace of the Dieci savi alle decime was established in the Rialto area on November 15, 1477. The ten "savi" formed a college endowed with first-degree jurisdiction in "materie di competenza" (matters of competence) and second-degree jurisdiction over its own deeds and other financial offices.
After 1797, the taxation system was gradually altered in the territories under Napoleonic control. In 1808, a new tax, called "estimi provvisori", was applied in the territories of the Dogado of Venice.
The "decima" was finally extinct on July 14, 1887.
The preparation of lists of goods and properties that defined the amount to be charged was entrusted to a commission of "savi" (literally, wise man). They were responsible for the definition of the tax to be charged in each case, which could be disputed by the owners if they assumed the evaluation was not fair. From May 6, 1617, besides the "decima", a new tax was applied, the "campatico", an extraordinary tax on land owned by Venetians in the "terraferma" (mainland).
The palace of the Dieci savi alle decime was established in the Rialto area on November 15, 1477. The ten "savi" formed a college endowed with first-degree jurisdiction in "materie di competenza" (matters of competence) and second-degree jurisdiction over its own deeds and other financial offices.
After 1797, the taxation system was gradually altered in the territories under Napoleonic control. In 1808, a new tax, called "estimi provvisori", was applied in the territories of the Dogado of Venice.
The "decima" was finally extinct on July 14, 1887.
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System of arrangement
The fonds has a double numbering: one is progressive for the entire fond (1 to 2036); the other restarts from 1 for each series. The first is used to request documents.
Access, restrictions
Original documents are excluded from consultation but available in microfilms.
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Author of the description
Kevin Soares, 2022
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