Piémont - Decisiones Sacri Senatus Pedemontani praeclarissimo jure consulto - 1569

Rarest edition of this major legal work of the Piedmontese scholarly tradition of the 16th century, devoted to the decisions rendered by the Senate of Piedmont, a high jurisdiction whose rulings contributed to the interpretation and application of the law in the territories under the House of Savoy -

Written in Latin, a scholarly and legal language widely employed in Renaissance Europe, the collection gathers judicial decisions enabling study of how magistrates approached disputes, interpreted legal texts, and applied civil law principles to concrete situations -

Its author, Ottaviano Cacherano d’Osasco, eminent jurist and member of the Piedmontese Senate, highlights the jurisprudence arising from judicial practice, offering practitioners of the law a body of references likely to illuminate similar cases and guide magistrates’ reasoning -

Piedmont - Decisiones Sacri Senatus Pedemontani praeclarissimo jure consulto - 1569 - Jo. Antonium Stratanum & Bartholomaeum Gallum -
cccxxxiii (*2) + 7 (*2) pages -

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full original dark brown morocco, rubbing from use, some minor defects on the cover, worn corners, foxing on edges, red edges, spine with fine raised bands, gold lettering on red morocco piece, double fillets impressed around the boards -

Good interior condition, some stains, beautiful vignette on the title page, fine Turinese impression of the 16th century, text in two columns, fine printer’s initials, marbled endpapers in acceptable condition, pleasing specimen -

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