Jurisprudentia Romana – Arnoldus Corvinus – 1658 | Elzevir Printing of Roman Law

Iurisprudentia Romana by Arnoldus Corvinus was issued in 1658 by the Elzevir Press in Amsterdam. First written in 1644, “Roman Jurisprudence” is a survey of natural, civil, and criminal law, published after Corvinus spent many years as a Calvinist preacher.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ioh. Corvini IC. Iurisprudentia Romana H. Vulteii Contracta
• Author(s): Arnoldus Corvinus
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: Amsterodami: Ex Officina Elzeviriana
• Edition: Second Elzevir printing, 1658
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size:  5 in x 3 in (13 cm x 8 cm)
• Collation: [xii], 358 pp
• Illustrations: Engraved title page
• Contents Include:
  • Commentary on Natural Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law
• Reference(s): Willems 1227; Goldsmid I, 119

Condition:

Good. Full leather binding, rubbing at corners and hinges. Text-block and  spine secure. Pages clean with occasional toning. Engraved title page sharp.

Why Collect This?

• Rare Elzevir printing of notable Roman law treatise

Item Number: #28969