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Title

  • Institutiones, cum glossa.

Names

  • Justinian I, Emperor of the East, 483?-565.
  • Accursius, glossator, approximately 1182-approximately 1260, attributed name.
  • Accursius, Franciscus, 1225-1293, attributed name.
  • Schöffer, Peter, approximately 1425-approximately 1502, printer.
  • Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, 1649-1706, former owner.
  • Herzogliche Öffentliche Bibliothek (Meiningen, Germany), former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Mainz, Peter Schoeffer, 24 May 1468.

Headings

  • -  Roman law--Sources
  • -  Germany--Rhineland-Palatinate--Mainz

Genre

  • Incunabula--Germany--Rhineland-Palatinate--Mainz.--1468

Notes

  • -  One of four books of the Corpus juris civilis originally issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Byzantine Emperor.
  • -  The glosses variously attributed to Accursius glossator and Franciscus Accursius. Cf. Savigny, Geschichte des röm. Rechts im Mittelalter, v. 5, p. 288; Bib. nat.
  • -  Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 9489
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, J-506
  • -  Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 7580
  • -  Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, I, p. 25 (IC.129)
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 36
  • -  Meinigen. Herzogl. Öffentliche Bibliothek. Schätze, p. 8 (Inc. 38)
  • -  LC copy wanting the printer's device on verso of last leaf. Ms. notes throughout text; motto of Bernhard, Herzog von Saxe-Meiningen (I.V.C.T.), in ms. on lower margin of 1st leaf.
  • -  LC copy: Initial abbreviation and date in lower margins of 1st leaf in ink (I.V.C.T. / 1675 / B.H.Z.S.) with a pencil expansion which reads "In Vulneribus Christi Triumphi / 1675 / Bernhard Herzog zu Sachsen" on the verso of the front free end paper; 19th century library stamp: Herzoglicher S. Meiningischer Bibliothek.
  • -  LC copy: Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975. Other provenance information: Bernhard, Herzog von Saxe-Meiningen.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Formerly identified in Rosenwald under Law.

Medium

  • [103] leaves. 39 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1468 .C65

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 55053205

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Justinian I, Emperor Of The East, 483?-565, Glossator Accursius, Franciscus Accursius, Peter Schöffer, Duke Of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard I, Former Owner Herzogliche Öffentliche Bibliothek, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Institutiones, Cum Glossa. Mainz, Peter Schoeffer, 24 May, 1468. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/55053205/.

APA citation style:

Justinian I, E. O. T. E., Accursius, G., Accursius, F., Schöffer, P., Bernhard I, D. O. S., Herzogliche Öffentliche Bibliothek, F. O. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1468) Institutiones, Cum Glossa. Mainz, Peter Schoeffer, 24 May. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/55053205/.

MLA citation style:

Justinian I, Emperor Of The East, 483?-565, et al. Institutiones, Cum Glossa. Mainz, Peter Schoeffer, 24 May, 1468. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/55053205/>.