Alciati Andrea - IL DUELLO DELL’ALCIATI - 1545
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Italian language first edition book Il Duello dell’Alciati by Andrea Alciato, published in Venezia by Aluise de Tortis, 1545, bound in parchment, 111 pages, 15 × 10 cm, in very good condition.
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Duello of the most excellent and clarissimo jurist M. Andrea Alciato, made from Latin into Italian for the common utility.
97 , [14] . 8*
Book in very good condition, parchment soft cover, inner pages fresh and crisp, with no signs of damp, tears or woodworm. One stain on the title page and a few marginal marks on the last two pages, see photo; otherwise nothing significant to report.
The work examines the duel as a problem of law and morality: the relationship between defending one’s honor, personal disputes, the authority of the law, and turning to arms. Alciato takes a critical stance toward the practice of duelling, calling into question its moral and legal justification. The volume is therefore above all a testimony to the legal and chivalric culture.
Andrea Alciato (1492–1550) was a Milanese jurist and humanist, one of the principal renovators of the study of Roman law. He used history and philology to interpret the laws and reconstruct their original meaning. He taught at important Italian and French universities, including Avignon, Bourges, Pavia, Bologna, and Ferrara.
He is also famous for the «Emblemata», first published in 1531: Latin allegorical compositions paired with images, which enjoyed enormous fortune in European culture and art.
Duello of the most excellent and clarissimo jurist M. Andrea Alciato, made from Latin into Italian for the common utility.
97 , [14] . 8*
Book in very good condition, parchment soft cover, inner pages fresh and crisp, with no signs of damp, tears or woodworm. One stain on the title page and a few marginal marks on the last two pages, see photo; otherwise nothing significant to report.
The work examines the duel as a problem of law and morality: the relationship between defending one’s honor, personal disputes, the authority of the law, and turning to arms. Alciato takes a critical stance toward the practice of duelling, calling into question its moral and legal justification. The volume is therefore above all a testimony to the legal and chivalric culture.
Andrea Alciato (1492–1550) was a Milanese jurist and humanist, one of the principal renovators of the study of Roman law. He used history and philology to interpret the laws and reconstruct their original meaning. He taught at important Italian and French universities, including Avignon, Bourges, Pavia, Bologna, and Ferrara.
He is also famous for the «Emblemata», first published in 1531: Latin allegorical compositions paired with images, which enjoyed enormous fortune in European culture and art.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
History, Literature
Book title
IL DUELLO DELL’ALCIATI
Author/ Illustrator
Alciati Andrea
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1545
Height
15 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
10 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Aluise de Tortis Venezia
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
111
