16th-Century Edition of Gratian's Decretum

Gratianus; Antoine de Mouchy, ed. DECRETORUM COLLECTANEA EX VARIA COPIOSAQUE SCRIPTORUM ECCLESIASTICORUM. Paris: Apud Carolam Guillard, vid. Claudij Cheuallonij, & Gulielmum desboys, 1552. Blind tooled leather, label with gilt on spine, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers. 8vo; aa-nn8 a-z8 A-M8 N4 O-Z8 Aa-Zz8 AA-OO8 PP4 (PP4 blank); ff. [104], 663. With index, printed marginalia, and decorated initials. Roman type with italics; text in Latin. Adams G1052; USTC 151092.
6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.
The Decretum Gratiani is a book of law written by the Italian monk Gratian that became a standard textbook for law schools. This later edition was edited by Antoine de Mouchy (also known as Antonio Demochare).
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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Boards with expected age wear including dry cracking and creasing, several long scratches, light rubbing to corners, spine with light wear at head, cracking starting at front joint, and tiny loss at tail; library sticker at front paste-down, cracking at hinges common with binding still sturdy overall; occasional manuscript, foxing, light grime, and small corner losses; title page with stamp and washed ink here and following three pages; pages toned with frequent damp staining along margins and corners.