
Description
2 early legal writings in one volume
Contardo, Cesare:
"Commentarii in l(egem) diffamari c(odicis) de inge(nuis) & manu(missis), Nunc primum in Germania ... excusi, aucti et ... repurgati".
Apud Bernardum Albinum (Bernhard Albin), Spirae Nemetum (Speyer); 1586
title page, (6), 322, (70) pp.
bound with:
Stephani Forcatuli (Forcadel, Etienne):
"Ad tit[ulum] digest[orum] de servitutibus succincta explicatio ... in Germania nunc primum edita",
Typis Pauli Egenolphi (Paul Egenolf), Marburg; 1593
title page, (6), 284, (6) pp
Original hand tooled pigskin with date "1600" on the front cover, with gold embossing crowned "F" in the middle.
Spine with raised bands and title labels
Front endpaper with period hand writing
Very good condition, some soiling of the binding
Size 4.5 by 6.5"
Text in Latin
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1586-1593 LAW BOOK by CAESARIS CONTARDI antique FINE HAND TOOLED PIGSKIN BINDING
Estimate $800-$1,000
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
May 08, 2026 3:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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