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Image Approximate Date
ca. 1275
Creation Date
2015
Source
Accession 1500, Medieval Manuscript Collection
Description
Justinian, Corpus iuris civilis (“Digest”). Single folio on vellum. Southern France, ca. 1275: 45 x 272 mm, essentially the entire page full of writing. Double columns of text in 40 lines, surrounded by dense glossing. Additional glossing in a later hand. Decoration: in the text: two-line initials in blue with single penwork lines in red; in the gloss: alternating red on recto and verso; staining in the upper right, affecting recto and verso. Text: from Book 50, Title 16 or 17.
Dimensions
435 x 272 mm
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Rights
Information concerning copyright must be secured in writing from the Director of the Louise Pettus Archives.
Language
Latin
Media Type
Folio
Identifier
Accession 1500- Med MS 3A
Notes
Corpus Juris Civilis is the collective title of the body of ancient Roman law as compiled and codified under the emperor Justinian in the 6th century A.D. It comprises the Digest, the Institutes, the Justinian Code, and the Novels.
Keywords
Medieval Law, Justinian, Folio, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, Vellum, Corpus Juris Civilis
