TWO WORKS BY HEINECKE ON ROMAN AND GERMAN LAW

[1.]: HEINECKE'S HISTORY OF ROMAN AND GERMAN LAW

Heinecke, Jo. Gottlieb. Historia Juris Civilis Romani, ac Germanici, qua utriusque origo et usus in Germania ex ipsis fontibus ostenditur [...]. Venetiis, Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1742.

12mo (150x87 mm), stiff velum binding, gilt framed titles on an orange label at spine, visible joints, gilt edges, pp. xxxij, 612. Xylographic decorations at first leaves, four folding plates with family trees.

History of German and Roman Law by Heinecke, where he traces back in the classical sources the origin of both laws, the convergences of customs, and the uses of these jurisprudence in the present and in the past.

The work reports many quotes from Latin and Greek authors, (in original language) and provides the etymology of many terms later entered in the common juridical lexicon.

Johann Gottlieb Heinecke, (Eisenberg, 1681-Halle, 1741; Latinized Eineccius), teacher of philosophy and law at Halle and Frankfurt , was a renown German jurist, follower of the juristic current named «philosophical», connected to the thought of Thomasius and Pufendorf. As opposed to the jurists that believed that jurisprudence was formed by a series of rules, derived from customs, Heinecke considered it as rational science, ascribable to series of principles to be considered during the activities of making laws.


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[2.]: HEINECKE'S ELEMENTS OF GERMAN LAW

Heinecke, Johann Gottlieb. Elementa Juris Germanici tum Veteris, tum Hodierni. Tomus primus [& Secundus ] . Venetiis, Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1751.

2 volumes in-12mo (150x95 mm), paperboard binding, titles and volume number handwritten in sepia ink on a paper label at spine, enriched with handcolored paper, pp. xlviii, 755, [1, blank] at first volume, pp. xxviii, 860 at second. Xylographic headletters and decorations at first leaves.

Scarce edition of Heinecke's treatise on ancient and modern Germanic Civil Law . Germanic jurisprudence is considered to have been originated by written and unwritten customs of the barbarian tribes living north of Alps at Roman times. Germanic Laws were described in Germania by Tacito, but also by Julius Caesar, Pomponius Mela and Strabo, that highlighted differences and similarity with the roman customs. Heinecke starts from ancient times, to track back the origins of the national law, following all the evolutions up to his age.

Johann Gottlieb Heinecke, (Eisenberg, 1681-Halle, 1741; Latinized Eineccius), teacher of philosophy and law at Halle and Frankfurt , was a renown German jurist, follower of the juristic current named «philosophical», connected to the thought of Thomasius and Pufendorf. As opposed to the jurists that believed that jurisprudence was formed by a series of rules, derived from customs, Heinecke considered it as rational science, ascribable to series of principles to be considered during the activities of making laws.

Provenance: sepia ink handwritten ownership signature Crema Francisco 1810 at recto of first flyleaf.

[1.]: Usual foxing due to the paper's quality, some waterstains to covers, but overall a good copy.
[2.]: Light foxing, but a good copy.