Institutiones – Justinian – 1641 | Roman Law Digest, Corpus Juris Civilis

The Institutes of Justinian is a portion of the full Corpus Juris Civilis, largely based on the Institutes of Gaius. Justinian sought to reform Roman law and education. This work was originally intended to be used by law students, but they were not solely used as a textbook, they carried legal weight …as law! This 1641 miniature Blaeu edition was published in Amsterdam and contains portions of Justin’s Digest, another portion of the entire Corpus.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Imperatoris Iustiniani Institutionum libri IIII : adjecti sunt ex digestis tituli De verborum significatione et De regulis iuris
• Author(s): Justinian
• Publisher: Amsterdami : Ex officina Blaviorum
• Edition: 1641 edition
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  4.75in x 2.5in (12cm x 6.5cm)
• Collation: 355, [25] pp
• Contents Include:
  • Institutiones libri IIII
  • De verborum significatione
  • De regulis iuris
• Provenance: bookplate – Robert J. Hayhurst

Condition:

Very Good. Bound in leather with firm hinges and only minimal corner wear. The engraved title page is complete and intact. Pages remain clean and stable within the binding.

Why Collect This?

• Includes sections of the Digest alongside the Institutes
• Compact, miniature size
• Engraved title page

Item Number: # 29148