Duperier - [ERSTAUSGABE] Les oeuvres de feu noble Scipion Duperier - 1721

[FIRST EDITION, LAW, JUS]


DUPERIER, Scipion:
Les Oeuvres de Feu Noble Scipion DUPERIER

1721, First edition, Toulouse


The first edition of "Les oeuvres de feu noble Scipion Duperier" (Toulouse, Caranove, 1721) is a two-volume, posthumously published collection of the most important writings of the Aix-born jurist Scipion Dupérier, one of the leading figures in the Provençal Parliament of the 17th century. Despite its title, it is not essentially a "Complete Works" but rather an edition of his famous "Questions notables de droit," supplemented by maxims, selected plagiarists, and decisions reflecting his practice as a civil lawyer. Thematic focuses include inheritance law, family estates, annuities, property, and obligations, with Dupérier integrating Roman law, medieval traditions, and more recent scholarly jurisprudence (such as Cujas and Duaren). The 1721 edition – the first edition of this comprehensive collection – is aimed at a specialized audience of jurists in Provence and at the same time documents legal reality and patrimonial conflicts of the Ancien Régime, making it a highly important source for legal, mental, and social history today.



24 x 19 cm. 465 + 487 pp. Contemporary full leather binding with gilt lettering on the spine, slightly rubbed. Minor liquid staining in the first volume, otherwise only slightly browned and in good condition. Red edges. A collectible item.

No shipping to Germany.