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20 - LAW Draft Civil Code presented by the commission appointed b…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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LAW Draft Civil Code presented by the commission appointed by the government. 24 Thermidor, Year 8 (12 August 1800). Paris, Imprimerie de la République, 1801; in-4, paperback, 355 pp., First edition of this little-known draft, which preceded the publication of the French Civil Code by four years. It came into force immediately following an ordinance issued by the Consuls (the First Consul, Bonaparte) on 24 Thermidor. The commission tasked with drawing it up comprised Portalis, Tronchet, Bigot, Preameneu and Maleville, who collectively drafted a 56-page preliminary statement before outlining the structure of the code. Very wide white margins were intended to allow for additions and [...]
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 10:00 AM
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