Early Printing 1688 Vellum Law Corpus Juris Civilis Leopold Wooden Boards

Description: Book of Civil Law based on the texts by Justinian (issued from 529-534) and revived during the 1700s. In amazing Condition, there are the portrait of Leopold as Frontispiece, a decorative title page , decorative end pieces and geometric decorative headings. Marginalia throughout as htis was obviously an important reference work referring back to Roman law and became a basis for civil law. Contains all four parts: Codex, Digesta, Institutiones and Novellae. Vellum Binding with banded spine and wooden boards; hand-written Catalogue on first spare along with notes inside front on board and various names and dates within. Some marginalia and underlining. Please do not hesitate to email for more pictures or with questions; there are so many very fine features to this volume that is is hard to know what to choose.Very Good Condition: folio (11 7/8” X 9 1/4” X 5 1/8”): vellum binding with some cracking at hinge, discoloration due to age and use: scuffing and hole at bottom back edge: breaks to the vellum at head and tail of spine: evidence of hand written title on spine near head: some minor tearing to first spare and endpaper: boards showing through endpapers at front and back: replaced endpaper at front and back (see photos):Frontispiece “Leopoldus Romanorum Imp. Semper Augustus”: decorative title page: some decorative chapter heads and ends: marginalia and writing at inside front: hand written catalog on first spare: “Corpus Juris Civilis In Quatuor Partes Distinctum, Dionysio Gothofredo JC. Autoroute, cui Appendicis Auctarii Loco, Aliquot, quae Prioribus Hutus forme Editionibus desuerunt, adjecta stunt, Imprimis Franceisci Modii JC. Brugensi ad omens L> Pandectarum & XII Codicis Libra’s Notae”: Sumptibus Societatis:Typis Balthasaris Christopher Wustii, Sen.: Francofurti ad Moenum: 1688 (Frankfurt: 1688)RAREE1688DKPA

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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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