Codex – Justinian – 1559 | Corpus Juris Civilis | Accursius & Contius Commentaries

Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis is unquestionably the fundamental work on law and jurisprudence! Parts of this work were originally intended to be used by law students, but they were not solely used as a textbook – they actually carried legal weight …as law! Codex, one of the distinct parts of the Corpus, was the Justinian’s attempt at organizing the laws in a systematic manner. Recognizing that the law system needed to be fixed, ‘Codex’ covers ecclesiastical law, criminal and civil law, the way laws were written and put into effect, duties of government officials, and proper administrative regulations.

This 1559 edition includes extensive commentary from Franciscus Accursius and humanist annotations by Antonius Contius in an enormous, leather-bound folio.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Codex dn. Justiniani Sacratissimi principis, Accursii commentariis, & multorum veterum ac neotericorum jurisprudentum, maximè Antonii Contii
• Author(s): Justinian
• Contributor(s): Franciscus Accursius (Commentary); Antonius Contius (Annotations and Commentary)
• Publisher: Apud Gulielmum Merlin, Parisiis
• Edition: 1559. First Merlin edition
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Binding: Original leather
• Size:  14in x 9.5in (35.56 cm x 24.13 cm)
• Collation: [30], 2136 columns, [12]
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Codex of Justinian
  • Glosses by Accursius
  • Annotations by Contius
• Reference(s): USTC 152603
• Provenance: handwritten at front and end – Ex Libris Henrici Cazet [sic], 1716.

Condition:

Good. Original leather binding worn with scuffing and edge wear. Title page and prelims reinforced. Text block tight with no loss to content.

Why Collect This?

• 1559 Paris edition of Roman civil law
• Complete, huge leather-bound folio in original binding

Item Number: # 29000