Artis Notarie Tempestatis Huius Speculum Solis Illustratum Radiis...
Unrecorded in North America: A Beautiful 1548 Limp Vellum Copy of Spelungano's Notarial Masterpiece Spelungano, Leone. Pomarico, Alessandro, Editor. Artis Notarie Tempestatis Huius Speculum Solis Illustratum Radiis, Summo Studio, Et Consumatis Vigiliis Editum, Atq; Compositum per Ingeniosissimum Viru Leone Speluncanu in Utroque Iure Peritissimu, Opus Apprime Utile, Et Necessarium Omnibus Notariis, Videlicet pro Formulis Quorucunq Contractuum com Ponendis, atq; Doctoribus pro mMateriis Quorucunque Casuumin Theorica, & in Practica Occurretibus, in Ordinem Exinde Recollectu... Venice: Apud Cominum de Tridino Montisferrati, 1548. Octavo (5-3/4" x 4"; 14.6 x 10.2 cm). 448, [4] ff. cm). Contemporary limp vellum, early hand-lettered title to spine, fragments of leather thong ties to fore-edges. Spine darkened, moderate rubbing to extremities, a few minor stains to covers. Some toning to interior, faint dampstaining to head of text block, occasional light dampspots, inkspots, and brief early annotations. Some soiling and a few early ink markings to title page. A very good copy. $3,500. * Fifth edition of this highly influential Italian notarial handbook. In the medieval and early modern Italian legal system, the notary was as vital a figure as a lawyer or judge. As legal historian Michael Widener notes, "Notaries were involved in virtually any transaction of consequence... As a result, handbooks for notaries became a significant niche market for book publishers." Because the vast majority of surviving public and private business records from early modern Italy were generated by notaries, these handbooks remain essential tools for modern historical research, particularly in the evolution of standards of evidence and recordkeeping. Originally compiled in the late 14th century and transmitted extensively in manuscript for over 150 years, Spelungano's work was first brought to print in Naples in 1526 under the editorial care of Alessandro Pomarico. The text enjoyed widespread professional use, running through at least nine print editions until 1574. This 1548 Venetian edition, produced by the notable press of Comin da Trino, is exceptionally rare. ESTC and OCLC locate no copies in North American institutions. The Universal Short-Title Catalogue (USTC 856983) locates only 7 copies worldwide, all preserved in Italian lib.
Price: $3,500.00
Book number 86639