Decretum Gratiani emendatum et notationibus illustratum una cum glossis

Gratianus [Gratian]

Published by Venetiis [Venice]: Apud Magnam Societatem, una cum Georgio Ferrario & Hieronymo Franzino 1584

About this Item

A collection of canon law compiled and written in the 12th century as a legal textbook by the jurist known as Gratian. Antiqua typesetting; the title page features a woodcut portrait of Pope Gregory XIII; other pages are decorated with a few tailpieces and numerous initials with figural and floral motifs; there are two woodcut illustrations in the book (cols. 2427-2428 and 2433-2434), depicting kinship trees ("Arbor Consanguinitatis" and "Arbor Affinitatis"). A complete and particularly well-preserved copy. Some columns are incorrectly numbered; especially, there are two gaps between cols. 1400 and 1445 (catchwords are correct); in fact, there are 2662 columns (1331 pages) in the book. The copy comes from the library of the Olomouc Charterhouse, a monastery of Carthusian monks, abolished in 1782; see the note on the title page ("Cartusia Olomucensis B. Maria Virginis"). /// Parchment binding with blind embossing, leather strings, metal clasps and coloured edges; hardback, [80] pp., 2704 columns [1331 pp.], [116]+46+[2] pp., 4° (21 x 28.5 cm), parchment slightly worn and discoloured, with two paper labels, clasps partly missing, ca. 500 leaves have tiny bookworm traces (usually just a few; text slightly affected), edges slightly faded, endpapers have tiny traces of rust and a few minor smudges, several pages have ink stain, small water stain, small small smudges or tiny chips and tears, condition: very good Book Language/s: Latin.

Seller Inventory # A42627

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Decretum Gratiani emendatum et notationibus illustratum una cum glossis
• Publisher: Venetiis [Venice]: Apud Magnam Societatem, una cum Georgio Ferrario & Hieronymo Franzino 1584
• Binding: Hardcover