1535 BAVARIAN LAW 1ed Wilhelm IV Judicial Orders of 1520 Germany Munich RARE
An exceedingly rare first edition printing of the 16th-century legal reforms of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria!
In 1520, Wilhelm IV had hopes of modernizing and consolidating the legal system in Bavaria. He did so by adjusting the roles of government officials, standardizing criminal law procedure, and adopting the principles of ancient Roman law. These orders, known as the Judicial Orders of 1520, helped establish the modernization of law in not only Bavaria, but in Western Europe as a whole.
This impressive undated first edition of “Gerichtzordnung im Bayrn” was published in Munich and features the original, decorative half-vellum binding!
1535 BAVARIAN LAW 1ed Wilhelm IV Judicial Orders of 1520 Germany Munich RARE
An exceedingly rare first edition printing of the 16th-century legal reforms of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria!
In 1520, Wilhelm IV had hopes of modernizing and consolidating the legal system in Bavaria. He did so by adjusting the roles of government officials, standardizing criminal law procedure, and adopting the principles of ancient Roman law. These orders, known as the Judicial Orders of 1520, helped establish the modernization of law in not only Bavaria, but in Western Europe as a whole.
This impressive undated first edition of “Gerichtzordnung im Bayrn” was published in Munich and features the original, decorative half-vellum binding!
Item number: #27149
Price: $1500
WILHELM IV, Duchy of Bavaria
Gerichtzordnung Im[m] fürstnthumb Obern vnd Nidern Bayrn : Anno 1520 aufgericht
[Munich: Andreas Schobser, ca. 1535]. First edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- [32], lxxxvii leaves
- References: USTC 854734
- Language: German
- Binding: ORIGINAL vellum binding
- Decorative and embossed
- Size: ~12.25in X 8.75in (31.5cm x 22.5cm)
- EXCEEDINGLY RARE
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27149
Categories
Law & Government
European History
Authors
WILHELM IV, Duchy of Bavaria
Printing Date
16th Century
Language
German
Binding
Vellum
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete