Barthélémy CHASSENEUX
Consuetudines ducatus Burgundiae, fereque totius Galliae
Sumptibus Samuelis Crispini|Coloniae Allobrogum [Geneva] • (Genève) [Geneva] 1616|22 x 35 cm|relié
New edition, the very first dating from 1517. Text in two columns. Decorated initials and tailpieces, and 6 in-text figures of genealogical trees.
Contemporary full vellum binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 6 black fleurons. Boards stamped at center with a black olive crown, blind border and black tools in the corners. Center of upper board torn away with a large loss (12x18cm). 2 splits at head. Corners heavily bumped, 2 of which are bare.
French jurist born in 1480 and died in 1540, Chasseneux provided in his principal work: The Customs of Burgundy, a model and major source for French customary law which even served in the elaboration of the Napoleonic Code. This has
Contemporary full vellum binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 6 black fleurons. Boards stamped at center with a black olive crown, blind border and black tools in the corners. Center of upper board torn away with a large loss (12x18cm). 2 splits at head. Corners heavily bumped, 2 of which are bare.
French jurist born in 1480 and died in 1540, Chasseneux provided in his principal work: The Customs of Burgundy, a model and major source for French customary law which even served in the elaboration of the Napoleonic Code. This has
€750