First Edition: xviii, 786 pages, title page printed in red and black, finely detailed allegorical copper-engraved vignette by artist Jan Goeree,
contemporary full vellum with a manuscript title on the spine - the vellum is darkened and with small stains, the contents are crisp and free of foxing or browning, a very good copy.
Dekkers (René) Bibliotheca Belgica Juridica (1951) no.197. Roberts (A.A.) A South African Legal Bibliography, pages 344–345.
An important early eighteenth-century compendium of Dutch law and a significant source for the study of Roman-Dutch jurisprudence and its subsequent development in South Africa.
It encompasses a remarkably broad range of subjects, including commercial and maritime affairs, the Dutch East and West India Companies, municipal administration, religious regulation, property and civil obligations. Its practical usefulness ensured its continued publication in expanded editions throughout the eighteenth century.
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 4to (255 x 195mm)
