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262 - [Bourbonnais] DURET (Jean). Commentary on the Customs of the Duchy of Bourbonnois. Compared with the customs and practices of the regions of Burgundy, Berry, Auvergne, La Marche, Nivernais, and other nearby areas; and also compared with the ancient customs of the earliest monarchies and governments. Lyon, Benoist Rigaud, 1585. One folio volume, bound in soft antique vellum, with traces of old lacing and a handwritten title on the spine. Water stains in the lower portion.
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[Bourbonnais] DURET (Jean). Commentary on the Customs of the Duchy of Bourbonnois. Compared with the customs and practices of the regions of Burgundy, Berry, Auvergne, La Marche, Nivernais, and other nearby areas; and also compared with the ancient customs of the earliest monarchies and governments. Lyon, Benoist Rigaud, 1585. One folio volume, bound in soft antique vellum, with traces of old lacing and a handwritten title on the spine. Water stains in the lower portion. A rare and early edition of this important commentary on the customs of the Bourbonnais, composed by the Moulins jurist Jean Duret (c. 1540–1620). The work compares the provisions of Bourbonnais customary law with the customs of neighboring provinces, notably Burgundy, Berry, Auvergne, the Marche, and the Nivernais. A fine Lyon edition by Benoist Rigaud, featuring a title page set within an architecturally styled woodcut frame. Text printed in two columns.
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