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A SCARCE MANUSCRIPT OF CARAVITA'S INSTITUTIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW[Caravita,...
A SCARCE MANUSCRIPT OF CARAVITA'S INSTITUTIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW
[Caravita, Tommaso]. Institutionum Criminalium Libri IV. [at p. 1:] Ubi methodice exponuntur, tum Romanorum Leges ad eam rem pertinentes, tum Leges Regni Neapolitani [...]. (presumably Naples:), End of 17th century-beginning of 18th century.
Large 8vo, contemporary stiff vellum with ochre label and gilt title at spine, red sprinkled edges, pp. [4], 385, [4, Index].
Scarce manuscript of Caravita's Institution of Criminal Law according to Roman Law and to the laws of the Naples Kingdom.
The first edition of the book was printed in 1740 (Naples) and it is possible that this manuscript was taken from lectures at University and precedes the printed edition.
Tommaso Caravita (1678-1744) was a Neapolitan jurist. It is a complete manual of criminal law full of references to classic and modern jurists, «written with admirable order and great brevity not unaccompanied by the clarity that can form the best quality of a book» (Giustiniani, p. 219).
References: L. Giustiniani, Memoria istorica degli scrittori legali del Regno di Napoli, I, Napoli 1787, p. 219. Manna, Della giurisprudenza e del foro napoletano, Napoli, 1839, p. 209.