Justinianus [Corpus iuris civilis: Institutiones, with the Glossa ordinaria of Franciscus Accursius]. Basel, Michael Wenssler, 7. VII. 1487. Gr.-fol. text and commentary printed in two columns; 77-79 lines and header. 355 foliated Roman leaves (without the first white leaf; quire numbering: a2-10, b-z10, A-M10, N6). Rubrication and initials printed in red throughout. On the first leaf a small miniature with the portrait of the Emperor.Leather binding of the period over very thick wooden boards, covers with simple stroked iron decoration (fittings missing; clasps renewed; tear at capital; leather cover heavily worn at corners). ISTC ij00580800 (lists 31 copies, none in USA; 5 of them incomplete). GKW 7734. BMC III 731 (IC.37131). VdH 5.52. Not in Goff. Second edition of the Institutiones of Emperor Justinian published by Wenssler, a faithful copy of the edition first published in 1475. The Corpus iuris civilis, compiled by a large number of legal scholars at the behest of the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I (482-565), was intended to purify and consolidate the law. The Institutions are one part of the four-part corpus, the other parts of which are the Codex Justinianus, the Novellae and the Digesta. These Intsitutiones were a kind of training manual for prospective jurists. Despite some traces of moisture, a good copy of this monumental print. Numerous handwritten marginalia in a contemporary hand in the text and margins. Small, only slightly disturbing wormholes throughout the volume. Torn corner of first leaf; also library stamp of Halle University Library and erasure stamp "Duplum Biblioth. Acad. Halens. Vend.". On the inside cover a longer handwritten entry by Baron Per Hierta, Främmestad, dated 1891. Very rare; I can only find a single copy in an auction of Joseph A. Baer in Frankfurt a.M., 1930.

Hunnius, Helfrich-Ulrich Variarum Resolutionum Iuris Civilis, Libri IV... Editio Secunda Priori Longe Emaculatior. Mit einigen floral-vegetabilen Holzschnittbordüren u. Initialen. Frankfurt, Johann Jakob Porsß, 1620. 12 Bll., 1064, 268 S. Gr.-8°. Pgt. d. Zt. mit spanischen Kanten u. dreiseitigem Rotschnitt (beschabt, berieben u. bestoßen, etw. fleckig u. angeschmutzt, im Rücken mit kl. Bezugsschaden). Rechtswissenschaften - Law books Hunnius, Helfrich-Ulrich Variarum Resolutionum Iuris Civilis, Libri IV... Editio Secunda Priori Longe Emaculatior. Mit einigen floral-vegetabilen Holzschnittbordüren u. Initialen. Frankfurt, Johann Jakob Porsß, 1620. 12 Bll., 1064, 268 S. Gr.-8°. Pgt. d. Zt. mit spanischen Kanten u. dreiseitigem Rotschnitt (beschabt, berieben u. bestoßen, etw. fleckig u. angeschmutzt, im Rücken mit kl. Bezugsschaden). VD17 1:012584D. - USTC 2109765. - 2. Auflage der erstmals 1616 bei Johann Jakob Porsius in Frankfurt erschienen Schrift. - Mit mont. Exlibris "Aus der Büchersammlung des Geheimenraths v. Rieben-Galenbeck". - Papierbedingt gebräunt und leicht braunfleckig, teils im unteren weißen Rand stockfleckig u. mit Feuchtigkeitsrand. Insgesamt wohlerhalten. With few vegetal floral woodcut borders and initials. Cont. vellum with red edges on three sides (scuffed, rubbed and bumped, somewhat stained and soiled, spine with small cover damage). - 2nd edition of the work first published by Johann Jakob Porsius in Frankfurt in 1616. - With mounted bookplate "Aus der Büchersammlung des Geheimenraths v. Rieben-Galenbeck". - Browned and slightly brownstained due to paper, some foxing and dampstaining in lower white margin. Overall well preserved. * Dieses Werk ist regelbesteuert. Auf den Zuschlagspreis fallen 23,95% Aufgeld sowie auf den Rechnungsendbetrag 7% (nur Bücher) bzw. 19% Mehrwertsteuer in der Europäischen Union an. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books only) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union. 800