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Institutionum D. Justiniani imp. Libri IIII.
Francisci Accursii glosis illustrati, Quæ adiecimus Sequenti pagina declar abuntur
Lyon, at Antonium Vincentium, 1568,
16 pp.. 638 pp., 13 pp.
18th century cardboard binding with manuscript title on the spine
Good condition, some wear of binding, a few occasional minor faded stains
Latin text on two columns with Francois Accurse's comments, complete with double page illustration) of the "graduum cognationis."
Beautiful Lyon edition of the "Institutes" of Emperor Justinian, accompanied by the famous glosses of Francois Accurse (Accursius, c. 1182–1263), a major jurist of the Bologna law school and a founding figure of the medieval interpretation of the "Corpus Juris Civilis".
Accurse's commentary, the result of decades of work and compilation of earlier glosses, formed the basis of the "Corpus Glossatorum," a true key to understanding Roman law for medieval and modern jurists. Its influence extends well beyond the 13th century, and this glossed tradition remained in use in European universities until the end of the Ancien Regime.
The text of the "Institutiones", intended for the teaching of law, is presented here in the traditional arrangement: in the center, the text of Justinian; all around, in the margins, Accurse's gloss, offering a linear reading but enriched with a multitude of references, definitions, distinctions, and practical comments.
Printed in Lyon by Antoine Vincent, this edition is part of the rich 16th-century Lyonnais legal production, at the crossroads of medieval scholastic heritage and the rebirth of humanist law.
Size 4 by 7 inches
Text in Latin
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1568 LAW BOOK Institutes of Emperor Justinian w/commentaries by Francois Accurse
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
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