De Verborum Quae ad Jus Pertinent Significatione Libri XIX, 1596

1596. Paris: Apud Sebastianum Nivellium, 1596.. Paris: Apud Sebastianum Nivellium, 1596. Copy of Brisson's Law Dictionary That Belonged to an Important Scottish Lawyer and Politician Brisson, Barnabe [1531-1591]. Brederode, Pieter Cornelis van [d. 1593], Editor. De Verborum Quae ad Ius Pertinent Significatione Libri XIX. Quorum Maior Pars ab Auctore Recensita & Edita; Reliqua, Ipso Inter Opus Sublato, a Dictione Princeps, Ex Adversariis & Schedis Illius, a Petro Brederodio Jurisconsulta Collecta Digestaq[ue]; Est. Paris: Apud Sebastianum Nivellium, 1596. [ii], 657 (i.e. 659), [1] ff. Folio (13-3/4" x 9"). Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked retaining most of existing spine with raised bands and recent gilt title and publication date, endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing and a few scuffs and gouges to boards, heavier rubbing and some chips and gouges to board edges, corners worn, recent library bookplate (LA County Law Library), with location label, to front pastedown, library markings to following endleaf. Title page printed in red and black. Moderate toning to interior, crinkling and, in a few places, slight discoloration and minor tears to fore-edge of text block (from moisture), light foxing, dampstaining, light soiling, tiny inkspots and spark burns in places, some soiling, creases and edgewear to preliminaries and final few leaves, early owner inscription stating this book was owned and annotated by Sir Robert Spottiswood and later owner signatures of James Mackenzie and John Spottiswood, dated 1844, to title page, annotations, attributed to Robert Spottiswood, to a few leaves. $2,500. * Seventh edition. Brisson was a renowned French jurist and philologist. Widely respected, he was appointed president of the Parliament of Paris in 1588. In 1591, however, he was hanged by The Sixteen, a group of insurgents who captured Paris in a bizarre coup. First published in 1559, Brisson's Verborum was the standard legal dictionary of its day and remained an authoritative source for hundreds of years. Its final edition was published in 1793, followed by a supplement volume in 1813. Sir Robert Spottiswood [1596-1646], sometimes spelled Spottiswoode, Lord Newabbey of New Abbey and Dunipace, was a Scottish lawyer, Lord President of the Court of Session and member of the Scottish Privy Council to James VI (James I), later Lord President of the College of Justice and Secretary f. (Inventory #: 82219)