Series | Studi di storia
Edited book | Printing R-Evolution and Society 1450-1500
Chapter | 4 Printing the Law in the 15th Century

4 Printing the Law in the 15th Century

With a Focus on Corpus iuris civilis and the Works of Bartolus de Saxoferrato

Abstract

The editions of legal texts are a major and important part of 15th-century book output, amounting to about 15% of the surviving extant editions. The category comprehends two types of work: (a) the collections of Roman and Canon Law, with their medieval supplements and commentaries; (b) acts and regulations produced by governments and by local authorities as part of their day-to-day activity. After a general overview, this article focuses on the first group of texts, which offers an opportunity to address some key questions related to the impact of printing in a particular cultural context, that of the university. A study of legal texts printed in the 15th century aims to provide a relevant contribution to a better understanding of the impact of printing by comparing elements of continuity and discontinuity with the manuscript and later printed tradition.


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Published Feb. 24, 2020 | Language: en

Keywords Textual transmission • Bartolus de Saxoferrato • Legal history • Ius commune • Legal texts • Scholarly book • Law books • History of Universities • History of the book • Corpus iuris civilis • Incunabula

Copyright © 2020 Maria Alessandra Panzanelli-Fratoni. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-332-8/004


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