Complete in one volume: Prima Pars and Secunda Pars bound together as issued. "Opus nunc primum natum et editum cum summariis et additionibus."

Du Moulin, Charles (Carolus Molinaeus / Molendinaeus, 1500-1566)

Published by Apud Gabrielem Buon, in clauso Brunello, sub signo Diui Claudij, Parisiis (Paris), 1572

About this Item

Early edition ? "Opus nunc primum natum
et editum cum summariis et additionibus"
Parisiis: Apud Gabrielem Buon, in clauso
Brunello, sub signo Diui Claudij, 1572.
Cum priuilegio Regis.

Prima Pars only, as issued separately.
"Opus nunc primum natum et editum cum
summariis et additionibus."

By Charles du Moulin (Carolus Molinaeus,
1500-1566), the most celebrated French
jurist of the 16th century and one of
the founders of unified French legal
culture. His Commentary on the Customs
of Paris was considered essential reading
for French jurists until the early 20th
century as a key source for understanding
the origins of Napoleon's Civil Code.

Manuscript ownership signature on title
page: "Berthelot." (16th/17th century).

Binding: original contemporary vellum,
age-appropriate wear. Text in Latin
throughout.

A significant 16th-century French legal
text in its original binding.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1777805798162

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complete in one volume: Prima Pars and Secunda Pars bound together as issued. "Opus nunc primum natum et editum cum summariis et additionibus."
• Publisher: Apud Gabrielem Buon, in clauso Brunello, sub signo Diui Claudij, Parisiis (Paris)
• Publication Date: 1572
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good