Tractatus de Dote – Giovanni Bossi – 1662 | First edition, Marriage Law Folio
Giovanni Angelo Bossi’s 1662 folio on dowry contracts explores marriage law under Latin civil and ecclesiastical frameworks, bound in vellum and printed in Lyon.
Tractatus de peculiari effectu contractus matrimonii nempe de dote… by Giovanni Angelo Bossi is a 17th-century survey of French dowry contracts and marriage law. It includes countless sections on both civil and ecclesiastical implications addressing dowry promises and how they impact monastic orders, French economics, and canon law. This huge, vellum-bound folio is notable for featuring a title tooled into the bottom edge of the pages. Rare first edition.
Bibliographic Details
- Title: Tractatus de peculiari effectu contractus matrimonii nempe de dote filiabus danda, dèque dote in uniuersum iuxta utruque forum
- Author(s): Giovanni Angelo Bossi
- Publisher: Lugduni, sumptibus Philippi Borde & Laurentij Arnaud
- Edition: First edition. 1662.
- Format: Folio
- Binding: vellum with tooled edge title
- Size: 14in x 9in (35.5 cm x 22.8 cm)
- Collation: [16], 756 [i.e. 758], [90]
- Illustrations: title and dedication vignettes
- Contents Include:
- Dowry promises within marriage contracts
- Ecclesiastical roles in financial agreements
- Civil and church law on familial obligations
Condition:
Good. Contemporary vellum binding shows wear with minor loss. Moderate foxing throughout. The title is hand-tooled along the edge. Binding remains solid.
Why Collect This?
- Scarce 17th-century legal text addressing canonical marriage norms
- Latin folio with extensive legal discourse
- Bound in original vellum with hand-tooled edge titling
Item Number: #29086
Categories
Law & Government
Religion
Authors
Giovanni Angelo Bossi
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Vellum
Book Condition
Good
Collation
Complete