RARE TEXTBOOK ON ROMAN LAW IN ORIGINAL GERMAN LANGUAGE

Mackeldey, Ferdinand. Lehrbuch des heutigen Romischen Rechts von Dr. Ferdinand Mackeldey, [...] von Dr. Konrad Franz Rokhirt, [...]. Erster- [Zweiter-] Band. Giessen: Druck und Verlag von Georg Friedrich Heyer, 1838.

8vo (226x136 mm), editorial paper binding; pp. IV, 292; XIV, 740.

The Austrian Empire (or simply: Austria) (in Austrian - German: Kaiserthum Oesterreich) was created out of the realms of the Habsburgs by proclamation in 1804. It was a multinational empire and one of the world's great powers. Proclaimed in response to the First French Empire, it overlapped with the Holy Roman Empire until the latter's dissolution in 1806. It included in its territory the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire, creating a new dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.

Ferdinand Mackeldey (1784-1834), Professor of Law at the University of Bonn, became famous for this textbook, which was first published in 1814, the most popular text on Roman Law in the first half of the 19th century. Its clarity and vividness ensured for a Europe-wide distribution, almost in all languages.

Provenance: Private library of a Verona noble family, whose roots are in Mantua and in which there were distinguished lawyers and jurists.

References: IT\ICCU\UBO\3323319 (only one copy at the Biblioteca d'arte e di storia di San Giorgio in Poggiale - Bologna). OCLC, 65107830 (2 copies in USA and 1 copy in the Netherlands).

Browning at the first 50 leaves of the second volume. Presence of foxing. Untrimmed edges and partially uncut leaves. A fair copy.