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1557 LAW BOOK Corpus Juris Civilis CODICIS DN. IUSTINIANI antique FOLIO vellum

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Title: 1557 LAW BOOK Corpus Juris Civilis CODICIS DN. IUSTINIANI antique FOLIO vellum

Description: CODICIS DN. IUSTINIANI SACRATISSIMI PRINCIPIS
translates to "Of the Code of Our Lord Justinian, the Most Holy Emperor"
and refers to the Justinian Code, a comprehensive collection of Roman law compiled during the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
Lugduni (Lyon): Apud Hugonem a Porta ; 1557
Massive folio. Size 11 by 16"
Full vellum binding, ribbed spine with manuscript title
A few repaired leaves (including lower part of the title page), wormtracks to the margin of the several front leaves, minor damage to the vellum at the lower margin of the front cover
otherwise good condition
Some occasional period manuscript marginalia
THIS IS ONE BOOK - NOT THE SET PICTURED ON THE SECOND PHOTO
Text in Latin

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1557 LAW BOOK Corpus Juris Civilis CODICIS DN. IUSTINIANI antique FOLIO vellum

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