Abingdon Apocalypse, London, British Library Add. 42555, fol.14r

Detail of Stained Glass Window in Church of St. Die des Vosges

Photo Courtesy of Meredith Lillich

 Consilia as a Source for the Legal Status of Jews in the Later Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period

Themes Found in a Survey of the Consilia of 10 Jurists
1. Coerced Conversions
 2. Usury
3. A Life of Practicing Manifest Usury Abrogates Legal Documents (e.g. contracts and Wills)
4. Sexual Contact with Christians
5. Owning Christian Slaves
6. Employing Christian Servants
7. Defiling Christian Religious Symbols
8. Blaspheming Christian Religion and/or Clergy
9. Jurisdiction of Christian court
10. City States' Statutes applicable to Jews?
11. Harboring Lapsed Jewish Converts