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Item #62791 De Origine & Progressu Juris Civilis Romani, Authores & Fragmenta. Simon Van Leeuwen, Arnoldus Vinnius.

De Origine & Progressu Juris Civilis Romani, Authores & Fragmenta...

Two Great Jurists Analyze Excerpts from the Corpus Juris Civilis Van Leeuwen, Simon [1626-1682]. Vinnius, Arnoldus [1588-1657]. De Origine & Progressu Juris Civilis Romani, Authores & Fragmenta Veterum Jurisconsultorum, Cum Notis Arn. Vinnii, & Variorum. Que Hisce Continentur Sequens Docebit Pagina. Leiden: Apud Arnoldum Doude, 1672. [xvi], 850, [10] pp. Main title page preceded by copperplate pictorial title page. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary vellum, early hand-lettered title to spine, large gilt arms of Arnhem to boards. Light soiling, chip to head of spine, upper corners bumped and somewhat worn, front endleaves lacking. Light toning to text, internally clean. Ex-library. Bookplate to front pastedown, stamps to top edge, bottom edge and rear endleaves. A nice copy. $350. * Second edition. Two of the greatest Dutch jurists of their day, Van Leeuwen and Vinnius were perhaps the most widely read Dutch jurists during the late-seventeenth and eighteenth century. De Origine is a collection of annotated excerpts from the Corpus Juris Civilis and essays. The first essay, "De Origine Juris" is by Vinnius. Van Leeuwen compiled the excerpts and wrote two of the essay. Both authors provide annotations and cite additional annotations from other authors. It was first published in 1671, its third and final edition in 1762. Dekkers, Bibliotheca Belgica Juridica 99 (12).

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