La Coutume du Duche de Bourgogne: Enrichie des Remarques...
An Edition of the Coutume of Burgundy with Contemporary Annotations [Bouhier, Jean (1673-1746), Compiler]. Villers, Philippe de [1545-1622], Commentary. Despringles, Jean [1550-1629], Commentary. Guillame, Jean, Commentary. La Coutume du Duche de Bourgogne, Enrichie des Remarques de Mes. Philipes de Villers, Jean de Pringles, & Jean Guillaume, Anciens Avocats au Parlement de Dijon. Avec le Proces Verbal des Conferences, Tenues par les Commissaires Deputez sous le Roi Charles IX, Pour la Reformation de Cette Coutume, Les Cayers par eux Dressez en Consequence, Divers Traitez & Arrets Recueillis par Mre. Jean Begat President au Meme Parlement, & Un Essai de Nouvelles Observations sur le Droit Coutumier de Cette Province. Ensemble L'Histoire de Tous les Commentateurs de la Meme Coutume. Dijon: Chez Antoine de Fay, 1717. [ii], lxiv, 724, [2] pp. Quarto (9" x 6-3/4"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, gilt spine with raised bands and lettering piece, gilt tooling to board edges, edges of text block rouged. Light rubbing and a few minor scuffs, scratches and small stains to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, joints starting at ends, lettering piece loosening and lightly edgeworn, corners bumped and lightly worn, hinges starting. Light toning to interior, occasional light foxing, light soiling and finger smudges to a few leaves, early annotation and struck-through ownership signature to title page, occasional annotations throughout in a single early hand. $1,850. * Only edition. The coutume of the duchy of Burgundy in eastern France, which governed five baillages, was codified in 1459 and reformed in 1575. This edition of the coutume was compiled by Jean Bouhier, an eminent French magistrate and the first president of the parlement of Burgundy from 1704-1729. The annotations to our copy include many references to Bouhier's other works. The annotator also takes an interest in passages discussing the scope of customary law and makes notes on such topics as succession and family law. OCLC locates 5 copies in North American law libraries (Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University, Columbia University, Northwestern University). Gouron and Terrin, Bibliographie des Coutumes de France 615. Caswell and Sipkov, The Coutumes of F.
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