Ulrich Zasius - Institutionum de Actionibus - Iureconsulti Clariss et in Academia - Intellectus Iuris Civilis - 1532-1540






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Complete collection of Ulrich Zasius’s early legal writings in a blind-stamped leather binding, including the 1532 Intellectus Iuris Civilis and the 1537–1540 Iureconsultus Clariss et in Academia, bound in a single folio with 989 pages.
Description from the seller
Complete collection of legal sciences by one of the most renowned scholars of the early 16th century.
Author
Ulrich Zasius (1461 in Konstanz - 1536 in Freiburg/Breisgau)
Zasius is regarded as one of the most prominent German legal scholars and humanists from the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Title
Dn. Udalrici Zasii LL Doctor Clarissimus in Tit Institutionum de Actionibus
Narration, now again, after a careful correction of some speakers, to which this speech has been added.
Of the noble youth Christophorus of Hochemberg, called at Zasij's funeral: Epitaph of Zasij by
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Drucker
Basel, Johann Bebel & Michael Isengrin, 1537.
Collation
8 blank pages, including title, preface, index. 297 numbered pages, 7 blank pages for index.
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2. Title
Udalric Zasii, jurisconsult, of the University of Fribourg, formerly LL.
Ordinary, in the following titles of the Digest, Readings namely On the Oath, On Confessed Matters.
On the transfer of goods
Drucker
Basel, Michael Isengrin, 1540.
Collation
8 pages, including title, index. 329 numbered pages, 1 unnumbered page, 2 pages, 1 white leaf.
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3. Title
Intellectual of Civil Law of Udalric Zasii, duly excused, and enriched with additions...
Drucker
Freiburg/Breisgau, Johannem Fabrum Emmeus, 1532.
Collation
20 leaves, including title and index. 270 numbered pages, 1 leaf with printer's mark.
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Description
Complete collection of 3 early works by the most influential representative of humanist legal science in Germany.
Scattered underlinings and contemporary marginalia suggest intensive work with these writings. Bound in a compact, blind-embossed pigskin leather cover. In good condition.
Equipment
Single-column print, with Arabic pagination. Featuring a total of 5 woodcut printer's marks and several figurative woodcut initials.
Sheet: 30.5 x 19.5 cm, Text: 23.5 x 16.5 cm.
state
Good print quality. Solid handmade paper and strong printing. The first title in the lower corner is slightly waterstained. In the work itself, there are occasional light water and brown spots, with the last ten pages showing slightly more along the edges. The page with the printer's mark from the last work has a backing tear, without damaging the mark itself. One page has a tear at the bottom without loss.
cover
Original blind-embossed pigskin cover with one (of two) intact brass clasps. Surrounding portraits in roll-border style, including David with the lyre. The cover is rubbed and slightly stained. Corners bumped. The bottom edge has a tear. The book block is firm and stable, with a narrow strip at the front and back, one of which contains an embedded parchment manuscript.
4 folders. Folio. Dimensions: 12.6 x 8.7 x 2.6 inches.
Provenance
Princely Schwarzburg Ministerial Library Sondershausen.
Title with handwritten owner notes in the upper and right margins, as well as a discarded stamp.
Safely acquire cultural assets
We hereby confirm the originality and proper origin of the present work.
This is free of third-party rights at the time of sale.
Information on shipping, customs, and export
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For shipments outside the EU with a purchase price of currently 1,000 EURO or more (as of 2023), customs documents must be requested. We handle this service for the buyer. The associated costs of 60 EURO are already included in the displayed shipping costs. The customs authorities' processing time takes approximately 2-3 days.
Seller's Story
Complete collection of legal sciences by one of the most renowned scholars of the early 16th century.
Author
Ulrich Zasius (1461 in Konstanz - 1536 in Freiburg/Breisgau)
Zasius is regarded as one of the most prominent German legal scholars and humanists from the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Title
Dn. Udalrici Zasii LL Doctor Clarissimus in Tit Institutionum de Actionibus
Narration, now again, after a careful correction of some speakers, to which this speech has been added.
Of the noble youth Christophorus of Hochemberg, called at Zasij's funeral: Epitaph of Zasij by
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Drucker
Basel, Johann Bebel & Michael Isengrin, 1537.
Collation
8 blank pages, including title, preface, index. 297 numbered pages, 7 blank pages for index.
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. Title
Udalric Zasii, jurisconsult, of the University of Fribourg, formerly LL.
Ordinary, in the following titles of the Digest, Readings namely On the Oath, On Confessed Matters.
On the transfer of goods
Drucker
Basel, Michael Isengrin, 1540.
Collation
8 pages, including title, index. 329 numbered pages, 1 unnumbered page, 2 pages, 1 white leaf.
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Title
Intellectual of Civil Law of Udalric Zasii, duly excused, and enriched with additions...
Drucker
Freiburg/Breisgau, Johannem Fabrum Emmeus, 1532.
Collation
20 leaves, including title and index. 270 numbered pages, 1 leaf with printer's mark.
___________________________________________________________________________________
Description
Complete collection of 3 early works by the most influential representative of humanist legal science in Germany.
Scattered underlinings and contemporary marginalia suggest intensive work with these writings. Bound in a compact, blind-embossed pigskin leather cover. In good condition.
Equipment
Single-column print, with Arabic pagination. Featuring a total of 5 woodcut printer's marks and several figurative woodcut initials.
Sheet: 30.5 x 19.5 cm, Text: 23.5 x 16.5 cm.
state
Good print quality. Solid handmade paper and strong printing. The first title in the lower corner is slightly waterstained. In the work itself, there are occasional light water and brown spots, with the last ten pages showing slightly more along the edges. The page with the printer's mark from the last work has a backing tear, without damaging the mark itself. One page has a tear at the bottom without loss.
cover
Original blind-embossed pigskin cover with one (of two) intact brass clasps. Surrounding portraits in roll-border style, including David with the lyre. The cover is rubbed and slightly stained. Corners bumped. The bottom edge has a tear. The book block is firm and stable, with a narrow strip at the front and back, one of which contains an embedded parchment manuscript.
4 folders. Folio. Dimensions: 12.6 x 8.7 x 2.6 inches.
Provenance
Princely Schwarzburg Ministerial Library Sondershausen.
Title with handwritten owner notes in the upper and right margins, as well as a discarded stamp.
Safely acquire cultural assets
We hereby confirm the originality and proper origin of the present work.
This is free of third-party rights at the time of sale.
Information on shipping, customs, and export
The shipping costs currently registered with Catawiki include careful packaging of the items as well as insured shipping to the respective destination country.
For shipments outside the EU with a purchase price of currently 1,000 EURO or more (as of 2023), customs documents must be requested. We handle this service for the buyer. The associated costs of 60 EURO are already included in the displayed shipping costs. The customs authorities' processing time takes approximately 2-3 days.
