ZILETTI, GIAMBATTISTA. Consiliorum seu Responsorum ad causas criminales recens editorum ex eccellentiss. quibusque iureconsultis et veteribus et nouis, diligentia, labore, et industria Io. Baptistae Zileti ... collectorum. Tomus primus \-secundus!. Et is alius quam qui in lucem antea missus est, cum summarijs et repertorio omnium quae ad praxim necessaria sunt, per eundem Ziletum illustratus. Venetiis apud Bernardinum Zilettum et fratres , 1566-1571.

2 volumes in small folio (300 x 207 mm), ancient vellum from a 15th century palimpsest, handwritten titles at three raised bands spine, ff. [42], 208; [44], 212.
Woodcut head-letters.

Roman type, text on two columns.

A large full-page woodcut at verso of title-page of the second volume.

Scarce first edition of a famous collection of Consilia on criminal law, containing the advices of all the most important Medieval authors (Bartolo, Baldo, Jacopo da Belviso, Raffaele Fulgosio, Butrigario, Riminaldi) and also many counsels of unpublished authors. A precious source.

References: CNCE (five copies).

Reference: OCLC locates 7 copies worldwide and 10 complete copies in Italy (ICUU).

A fine set.