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JUSTINIEN. The Imperial Institutions, with certain glosses a…
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JUSTINIEN. The Imperial Institutions, with certain glosses a…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
JUSTINIEN. The Imperial Institutions, with certain glosses and a civil law table, in which are included the forms of petition and judicial pleadings for each type of action. Paris, Guillaume Le Bret, 1547. In-12, brown calfskin, double framing with a triple blind-stamped border, fleurons at the corners and in the centre, decorated spine (contemporary binding). A new edition of the first French translation of the Institutes, produced by Nicolle de l’Escut. It follows the 1543 edition, with the same dedicatory epistle from the translator to François, Duke of Lorraine, for whom he served as secretary.
From the Antony Paquelin library, with a handwritten bookplate dated 1707.
Scuffing and signs of wear; upper cap trimmed; losses to the spine; some foxing; minor creases and marginal tears not affecting the text.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Antique books – Alchemy & the occult sciences
Auction location
Auction time
11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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