ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the relationship between the memory of the reader and the textual illustration of an exceptional copy of the Digestum vetus of Justinian in the collection of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krnik. The chapter aims to demonstrate the specificity of the marginal images introduced in this manuscript as a conscious emendation of its content and to interpret their possible function as mnemonic signs to capture the reader's attention. Then it shifts from the problem of the cognitive perception of these images to their role in shaping the readers understanding of Roman Law. The chapter attempts to explain why certain passages and laws were privileged for memorization more than others and were marked by illustrations or other visual signs. Finally, focusing on the illustrations, the chapter tries to reconstruct' the image' of the Roman legislation that was intended to enter the readers' memories.
