Description
the second volume of the Digesta (Digest), a key part of the Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law), a collection of Roman law compiled under Emperor Justinian I.
Lugduni (Lyon): Apud Hugonem a Porta ; 1556
Massive folio. Size 11 by 16"
Full vellum binding, ribbed spine with manuscript title
A few marginal repairs, some faded marginal dampstains, some damage to the vellum at the upper margin of the back cover.
Otherwise good condition
Some occasional period manuscript marginalia
THIS IS ONE BOOK - NOT THE SET PICTURED ON THE FIRST PHOTO
Text in Latin
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1556 LAW BOOK Corpus Juris Civilis PANDECTARUM antique MASSIVE FOLIO vellum
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Jul 23, 2026, 9:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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