1639 LAW 1ed Belgian Wesenbeck Juris Civilis SLAVES Gamblers PROVENANCE 2in1

1639 LAW 1^ed Belgian Wesenbeck Juris Civilis SLAVES Gamblers PROVENANCE 2in1

Matthew Wesenbeck was a 16^th-century Belgian jurist and lawyer. He is known for writing only a few works on law, including this work “In Pandectarum” which is a commentary on the famous Juris Civilis. Notable topics covered in this work include:

• Corrupting a slave
• Dealing with fugitives
• Punishment for gamblers
• Laws of purchase, and obtaining possessions

This 1639 edition of the law commentaries of Wesenbeck was published in Geneva.

Item number: #27455

Price: $499

WESENBECK, Matthew

Matthaei Wesembecii In Pandectas iuris ciuilis et Codicis iustinianei libros commentarii

Genevae: Apud Petrum & Jacobum Chouet, 1639. First Geneva edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • “Pandectas” – [24], 1788 columns, [42]
  • “Codicem” – [2], 5-380 columns, [16]
• Provenance: Handwritten
  • Milliet deChalles, 1644
    • The Milliet family of Geneva was an ennobled family, with many members becoming lauded jurists and prelates. Possibly Claude François Milliet Dechales (or Dechalles, 1621–1678), a French Jesuit priest and mathematician. He published a treatise on mathematics and a translation of the works of Euclid. He was the son of Hector Milliet de Challes (1568–1642), First Speaker of the Chamber of Accounts of Savoy and first president of the Sovereign Senate of Savoy; his grandfather was Louis Milliet, Baron of Faverges, Baron de Challes, (1527-1599) a learned jurisconsult, first president of the Senate of Savoy and Grand Chancellor of the Duchy.
  • Alexis de Pontverre, 1699
  • [Alphonse D’Antioche]
    • Possibly Alphonse de Brotty d’Antioche (1813-1882), a Savoy statesman and envoy of the Kingdom of Sardinia to the Madrid court. He was also a close friend of Count Atanazy Raczyński (or Athanasius Raczynski; 1788–1874), a Polish count and diplomat in Prussian service, a noted art critic who built a notable collection of paintings during his long stays in major European metropolises. In his will, Raczynski gifted d’Antioche several chests of manuscripts.
  • Language: Latin
  • Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
  • Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11cm)

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