Kavel 1052
1052
CUJACIUS, J. Opera omnia. Studio A. Scot. Lyon, J. Pillehotte, 1614. 4 vols. Fol. Cont. blind tooled vellum w. raised bands. (First 2 lvs. vol. 1 rumpled, some light age-toning throughout, some faint staining in places, some small wormholes in places, but actually a very decent set).
Jacobus Cujacius (1522-90), French jurist and classical scholar whose work on Roman law was part of the humanist revival of classical culture. A teacher at the universities of Valence and Bourges, Cujas attracted outstanding students from all over Europe, among them the Dutch classical scholar Joseph Justus Scaliger. In jurisprudence Cujas specialized in Justinian; his Paratitla, or summaries of Justinian’s Digest and Codex, expresses in short, clear axioms the elementary principles of Roman law. He also edited the Codex Theodosianus. - With bookplates of the Aytoun of Inchdairnie House. - Roberts 99.€ 400
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