Enarrationes Institutionum imperialium – Nicasius a Woerda – 1583 | Commentary on Justinian Institutes

Enarrationes in quatuor libros Institutionum imperialium by Nicasius a Woerda is a 1583 printing of his commentary on the four books of Justinian’s Institutiones, or Imperial Institutes, one of the main sections of the larger Corpus Juris Civilis. It proved to be one of the best commentaries on Roman jurisprudence. This 16^th-century edition was collected and edited by Borgaruccio Borgarucci.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dn. Nicasii de Voerda Mechliniensis, Enarrationes in quatuor libros Institutionum imperialium, iam recens fidelius ac exactius, quàm vsquàm antea castigatæ
• Author(s): Nicasius a Woerda
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s): Justinian (source), Borgaruccio Borgarucci (Editor, Translator)
• Publisher: Venetiis, apud Fabium, & August. Zopinos, fratres
• Edition: 1583 printing.
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Full vellum
• Size:  6 in x 4 in x 2.25 in (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm x 5.7 cm)
• Collation: 479, [57] leaves
• Illustrations: 2 full-page woodcut engravings
• Contents Include:
  • Commentary on Justinian’s Institutiones (four books)
• Provenance: provenance
• Reference(s): USTC 863832;

Condition:

Bound in vellum with handwritten spine titling, the book remains tight and secure. Pages show some staining but the text is complete and legible. Overall Very Good for a sixteenth-century legal commentary.

Why Collect This?

• Venetian printing of a core Roman law commentary
• Two woodcut engravings included
• Represents humanist study of law in Renaissance Europe

Item Number: #29404