Handlexicon zu den Quellen des Romischen Rechts, 3rd ed.
Scarce German Dictionary of Roman Law Terms Heumann, [H]ermann [G]ottlieb. Handlexicon zu den Quellen des Romischen Rechts. Jena: Druck und Verlag von Friedrich Mauke, 1857. [iv], 646, [1] pp. Main text in parallel columns. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary three-quarter pebbled cloth over marbled boards. Some rubbing to boards, heavier rubbing to extremities with some fraying to spine ends, corners bumped and somewhat worn. Some toning to text, light foxing in a few places, early owner signatures to front free endpaper. $150. * Third edition, revised and expanded. This useful dictionary of terms in Roman law with references to passages in the Corpus Juris Civilis and other sources was first published in 1846 as Handlexicon zum Corpus Juris Civilis: Nach den Quellen Bearbeitet. The fourth and final edition was published in 1884. All are scarce, especially in North America. OCLC locates 3 copies of the revised and expanded third edition in North American libraries (Columbia, George Washington University, University of North Carolina). This edition not in the British Museum Catalogue.
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