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FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION OF PEREZ COMMENTARY TO JUSTINIAN'S CODEIN A...
FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION OF PEREZ COMMENTARY TO JUSTINIAN'S CODE
IN A FASCINATING CONTEMPORARY DUTCH BINDING
Perez, Antonio. Praelectiones in duodecim Libros Codicis Justiniani Imp. Quibus Leges omnses & Authenticae perpetua serie explicantur, mores hodierni inferuntur, & quid sit Iuris Antiqui Novi, & Novissimi, enodatur, & breviter exponitur [...]. Amstelodami, Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1653.
Folio (370x230 mm), fine contemporary full stiff vellum ivoire binding (few stains and marks of use) with blind tooled cartouche and double ruled frame at boards, handwritten title at six raised bands spine, edges sprayed in blue ink, pp. [12], 968, [44]. Title page and censorship page printed in black and red, xylographic headletters and decorations at preliminary leaves, text on two columns.
First Elzevir and third absolute edition of Perez commentary to Codex Iuris Civilis.
The work was printed for the first time in 1626. Usually this edition is considered one of the most beautiful by Elzevir, that printed the same work two more times, but only in 4to.
Antonio Perez (1583-1673) was a Spanish jurist and soldier, teaching in Belgium, at the Leuven University. His commentary to Justinian’s Corpus stands out for his personal considerations about the legal history of Spain, Germany, France, and obviously Netherlands.
References: OCLC, 17414754. Dekkers pp. 132/6. Brants Bio. Nat. XVII, 11. Willems 1164.