Modus Legendi Abbreviaturas in Utroque Iure tam Civili Quam Pontifico

Haloander, Gergor, Editor; Azo, Portius; Wernherus

Date d'édition : 1577

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Cologne, 1577. 3 titles in 1. Limp vellum. Sixteenth-Century Compilation of Three Classic Legal Reference Works Haloander, Gregor [1501-1531], Editor. [Wernherus of Schussenried (15th. c.)]. [Azo, Portius (fl. 1150-1230)]. Modus Legendi Abbreviaturas in Utroque Iure tam Civili Quam Pontifico Occurrentes, Nunc Recens Diligentius quam Antehac Recognitus atque in Lucem Aeditus. Cui in Gratiam et Usum Iuris Candidatorum Recenti Studio Accessere Lugum Flosculi, Nunc Demum Integritati Suae Restituti. Brocardica Iuris, Seu Verius Communes Iurium Sententia, Serie Alphabetica Digesta, & Repurgata. Cologne: Apud Petrum Horst, 1577. 163 ff. Three parts with continuous pagination. Octavo (6" x 3-3/4"; 15 x 9.5 cm). Contemporary limp vellum, later hand-lettered paper title shelf and title labels to spine, edges rouged. Moderate soiling, a few inkspots to front board, binding slightly cocked, light wear to corners, hinges starting. Moderate toning to text, light browning in places, light foxing to some leaves. Tiny owner inscription of the Franciscan monastery of Schwarzenberg to head of title page, "Num. 15" in same hand to front pastedown, later Schwarzenberg inkstamp to front free endpaper, some leaves have early underlining, tick marks and brief annotations. An attractive copy. $1,250. * This book collects three important early legal reference works. First published in 1475, Modus Legendi Abbreviaturas is a dictionary of abbreviations compiled by the fifteenth-century jurist Wernherus of Schussenried. First published in 1497, Flores Legum is an anonymous collection of maxims arranged alphabetically. Attributed to Portius Azo, the Brocardia Iuris is a legal handbook. These three titles were often published together or bound together by owners. This copy once belonged to the Franciscan monastery in Schwarzenberg, Scheinfeld, Bavaria, which is known for its fine library. OCLC locates 6 copies of this imprint on North America, 2 in law libraries (Harvard, UT-Austin). Verzeichnis der im Deutschen Sprachbereich Erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts M5761.

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• Titre: Modus Legendi Abbreviaturas in Utroque Iure tam Civili Quam Pontifico
• Date de parution: 1577
• Illustrateur: Cologne, 1577. 3 titles in 1. Limp vellum
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