Digestum Vetus, Sev Pan Dectarum Ivris Civilis. Tomus Primus, Ex Pandectis Florentinis, Quae Olim Pisane Dicebantur, Quoad Eius Fieri Patuit, Repraesentatus: Commentariis Accursii, & Multorum Insuper Aliorum Tam Veterum Quan Neotericorum Iureconsultorum Scholiis At Que Obseruationibus Illustratus. LVGDVMI, An. Domini M. D. LXIX.
The Digesta, or the Entire Body of Civil Law. Volume One, Presented from the Florentine Pandects, Formerly Called the Pisan, as Far as It Was Possible: Illustrated with Commentaries of Accursius, and Many Other Both Ancient and Modern Jurists' Notes and Observations. Lyons, Year of Our Lord 1569.
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This is a legal text and compilation of Roman civil law, commonly refereed to as digesta or pandects. The book draws its context from the Florentine Pandects, and includes extensive commentaries by Accursius, a famous medieval glossator of Roman law.
During its publication, the Renaissance brought about a renewed interest in the revival and story of classical Roman and Greek Texts. Roman law was highly regarded for its contributions to legal thought and served as the foundation for many European legal systems.
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Provenance:
Bookplate inscribed "A Monsieur Marcellin, Juge au Tribunal civil. A Nyons - Dep.t de la Drome" (To Monsieur Marcellin, Judge at the Civil Court. In Nyons - Department of Drome).
Size: 235 x 340 x 75 mm (approx.)
Condition:
Volume one of a six volume set; this volume containing 2222 columns. Spine sunned with very minor scuffing, rubbing, and few very minor indents. Wear to the head of the spine, with fragments of backstrip peeling off, and a small fragment lacking. Two very small wormholes at the top of the front joint. Both boards securely attached with minor wear to joints and cracked hinges. Boards scuffed, rubbed, and with leather fragments lacking. Most prominent lacking leather fragment from the bottom of the rear board. Very small hole in the leather on the rear board, inside of a scratched circle. Few very small holes in the leather on the front board. Prominent shelf and edge wear, with small fragments of leather peeling off. Corners rubbed. Dulling to page edges. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Pastedown and endpapers offset around the edges. Title pages lightly toned, foxed, discoloured yellow, and with pen inscription. Text block in fairly good condition with light toning, very minor foxing to edges, and with sporadic pen inscriptions in the margins. Damp stains in varying degrees throughout.
