Francisci Balduini Iuriscons. Commentarij. De legibus XII tabularum. [Ensemble] Ad edicta veterum principum Rom. de Christianis.

Third edition, first octavo published in Basel after two folios published in Paris in 1550 and 1554 for the first text. The two following texts are in first edition. Text in single column, 33 lines per column. Not in Brunet.

Full speckled brown calf binding, 18th century. Spine with five raised bands decorated with red morocco title label, gilt compartments and fleurons. All edges red. Upper board joint cracked along its entire length. Minor wormholes on first board and at foot of lower board headcap. Three corners bumped. Pale dampstains. Minimal wormhole damage on first endpaper.

Both an eminent jurist and no less renowned Renaissance theologian, François Baudouin animated his studies with a very particular thesis at the junction of both disciplines; he therefore set out to find the historical and true sources of law, and particularly of Roman law. His work and reflections on the 12 tables of the law are placed in this perspective. In his other works, Baudouin remains attached to his thesis, seeking in historical and religious origins the foundations of laws and law.