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302 - Law - Law books The Criminal Code of Emperor Charles V, comm…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Law - Law books The Criminal Code of Emperor Charles V, commonly known as *La Caroline*. Containing the laws followed in the criminal courts of the Empire: and for the use of the courts-martial of the Swiss troops. At La Neuveville, published by Jean-Jacques Marolf, 1742 (fictitious place of publication: Geneva). 11 leaves, 310 pp. 4°. Contemporary paperback (rubbed and bumped). 2nd edition of the French version of Emperor Charles V’s code of criminal law, the ‘Constitutio Criminalis Carolina’, dated 1532. This document was first published in German and later translated into French for the courts-martial of the Swiss troops. This translation is the work of Franz Adam Vogel, a citizen of the city of Colmar who served as Chief Justice of the Royal Swiss Guard. This legislative monument, which covered general criminal law, special criminal law and, above all, criminal procedure, was far ahead of its time, at least in Europe. It served as the general criminal law of the Germanic peoples for almost three centuries. – Contains, at the end, the formula of the council of war in German translation. – Wide-margined, uncut copy. – Slightly stained. 2nd edition of the French edition of the ‘Constitutio Criminalis Carolina’ of Emperor Charles V from 1532. This document was first published in German and later translated into French for the war councils of the Swiss troops. This translation is thanks to Franz Adam Vogel, a citizen of Colmar who served as Grand Judge of the Royal Swiss Guard. This legislative monument, which covered general criminal law, special criminal law and, above all, criminal procedural law, was far ahead of its time, at least in Europe. It served as the general criminal law of the Germanic peoples for almost three centuries. – Contains the formula of the war council in German translation at the end. – Untrimmed copy with wide margins. – Slightly stained. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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