138 - [BELGIAN LAW & HISTORY - ANCIENT REGIME] - LOUVREX, Mathias-Guillaume de

[BELGIAN LAW & HISTORY - ANCIENT REGIME] - LOUVREX, Mathias-Guillaume de A collection containing the edicts, regulations, notable events, and resolutions of the Estates of the Principality of Liège and the County of Looz Liège, Published by Everard Kints, Printer to His Most Serene Highness, 1750–1752, 4 volumes Large quarto. Modern 20th-century binding in solid lemon-colored imitation leather, modeled after 18th-century bindings. Red edges. A new collective edition, considerably expanded by the attorney and legal scholar B. Hodin, comprising all 4 volumes of this legal monument of the Principality of Liège. A renowned magistrate and mayor of Liège, Mathias-Guillaume de Louvrex (1665–1734) devoted his career to codifying the law of Liège. This definitive reference work provides a comprehensive, methodical compendium of the ordinances, charters, and peace treaties that governed the political, civil, and religious life of the Principality of Liège from the Middle Ages through the 18th century. This 1750 edition, printed by Kints, is by far the most sought-after by historians and legal scholars due to the extensive notes added by Hodin.