[Fragments of the Digests of Justinian, Book 37, Titles 7-9]

Name:

Justinian I, Emperor of the East, 483?-565

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1400

Description:

Bifolium with fragments from Book 37 of the Digests of Justinian I (Byzantine emperor, 527-565), containing (in order) sections of Title 7 on dowries, Title 9 on inheritance, and Title 8 on the children of marriages in which one partner is an emancipated slave. The text is surrounded by 15th-century commentary on the laws.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Gift of Albert C. Baugh, 1965.; Baugh, Albert C. (Albert Croll), 1891-1981, former owner.

Subject:

Roman law -- Early works to 1800; Roman law; Inheritance and succession (Roman law); Marriage (Roman law); Property (Roman law)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); laws (documents); commentaries; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

2 leaves : paper; 429 x 289 (237 x 135) mm bound to 439 x 295 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. leaves.; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-1v: De dotis collatione (37.7.1.4).; Table of contents: 2. f.1v: De ventre in possessionem mittendo et curatore eius (37.9.1).; Table of contents: 3. f.2r-2v: De coniungendis cum emancipato liberis eius (37.8.1.10).; Layout: Main text written in 2 columns of 50-52 lines; commentary text written in 2 columns of 90-109 lines; horizontal and vertical bounding lines ruled in lead.; Script: Written in a Gothic script.; Decoration: Initials (1-line to 3-line) alternating in red and blue ink, paragraph marks in red and blue ink, six-line Title 8 initial in red and blue ink.; Binding: Modern boards.; Origin: Probably written in France in the 15th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1223