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Paris, 1562. (6-1/4" x 4-1/4") (illustrator). Paris, 1562. (6-1/4" x 4-1/4"). The "Authenticum" of Justinian: A 1562 Paris Edition Owned by Lord Chief Justice Kenyon Justinian I [483-565 CE], Emperor of the East. Haloander, Gregor [1501-1531], Translator and Editor. Scrimger, Henry [1506-1572], Editor and Annotator. Novellarum Constitutionu[m] DN. Iustiniani Principis Volumen, Quod Authenticon Vocant, Gregorio Haloandro Interprete, Ad Scrimgerianam Editionem Diligenter Collatum, Ac Sedulo Emendatum: Cui Accesserunt Canones Apostolorum. Feudorum Libri Duo. Constitutiones Lothari III. & Friderichi II. Impp. Extravagantes Henrici VII. Imp. Tractatus de Pace Constantiae: Et Nunc Recens Iustiniani Imperatoris Edicta, Henrico Agylaeo Interprete. Paris: Apud Gulielmum Merlin, 1562. [viii], 332, [4] ff. Last leaf blank. Octavo (6-1/4" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary vellum, blind panels enclosing large blind arabesques to boards, pastedowns renewed. Negligible light soiling, boards slightly bowed, spine ends bumped, owner signature clipped from upper corner of front free endpaper, owner signature of Lloyd Kenyon, dated 1757, to front endleaf, owner signature, "F. van der Sande," to head of title page. Moderate toning to text, a few chips and some edgewear to front endleaves. A desirable unsophisticated portable edition. $1,250. * The Novels (Novellae Constitutiones) comprise the final laws enacted by Justinian after the completion of his initial Code. This particular edition is noted for its inclusion of the Peace of Constantine and the "False Decretals," providing a fascinating bridge between Roman Civil law and early Ecclesiastical law. Edited by the humanist Gregor Haloander and refined by the Scottish scholar Henry Scrimger, this was the preferred "portable" authority for 16th and 17th-century legal practitioners. This copy boasts a remarkable association with the highest levels of the British judiciary. The signature of Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (1732-1802) is inscribed and dated 1757 on the front endleaf. Kenyon served as Lord Chief Justice of England, succeeding Lord Mansfield. His signature here dates to his early years as a barrister at Middle Temple. "F. van der Sande" was probably Frederick van der Sande [c.1577-1617], a notable lawyer, politician and legal scholar. Universal Short-Title Catalogue 153332.