Francesco Andreola - Codice civile generale austriaco - 1823

1823 Austrian General Civil Code complete, II edition, published in Venice, translated by the Imperial Government Commission, owned by Cortini as read on the back (bottom) together with the title (top) in gold and autographed inside the first page at the top right (see photo). Of historical interest is the contemporaneous handwritten note on the initial page (see photo) relating to the activation of the Austrian Code 01/01/1816 and the Italic/Italico Code 01/04/1806. The book was commissioned by a jurist or by a study of jurists, it presents in 3 parts of which I contains 45 manuscripts, II 107, while III 18, for a total of 170 pages of contemporaneous manuscripts, with references to appellate court sentences and updates and various references, all suggesting a continuous updating, a real working manual-document rather than a simple book; moreover the 363 pages refer to the written number, without counting the index, the manuscripts and unruled pages. The book presents in “barbe”, has as a defect an ink blot and has been worn due to the era and the continuous use made. Each merit and defect is visible in the photo.