De Copia Verborum et Rerum in Iure Civile [Bound With Two Books]

1546. Three Treatises on Civil Law by a Notable Sixteenth-Century Protestant Jurist Oldendorp, Johann [1486-1567]. De Copia Verborum et Rerum in Iure Civili. Lyon: Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1546. 431, [17] pp. Irregular pagination, text complete. Last two leaves blank. [Bound with] Oldendorp, Johann. De Duplici Verborum, Et Rerum Significatione. Lyon: Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1546. 240 pp. [And] Oldendorp, Johann. Collatio Iuris Civilis et Canonici. Lyon: Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1547. 147, [9] pp. Octavo (7" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary limp vellum with yapp-style fore-edges, faint early hand-lettered titles to front cover and spine. Binding detached from text block. Light soiling and a few small faint stains to exterior, spine somewhat darkened, light rubbing to extremities, pastedowns loose exposing manuscript waste, later owner stamp to recto of front pastedown, endleaves loosening slightly but secure. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in a few places, a few partial cracks to text block, all leaves secure, brief annotation ("pag. 44?") to title page of third work. $4,500. * Later editions. This volume collects three of his treatises on the civil law all of which discuss, at least in part, the vocabulary of the civil law, anticipating his highly regarded Lexicon Iuris Civilis (1st ed. 1548). Oldendorp, a state official and law professor, was a notable Protestant jurist. He published a number of works on legal philosophy, political and social theory and legal history, which were popular due to their practical nature and straightforward language. His Protestant viewpoint also enhanced the value of his work in areas of Europe that embraced the Reformation. All three items are scarce. Of the first work, OCLC locates 5 copies in North America, 3 in law libraries (Library of Congress, Harvard, Columbia). Of the second, OCLC locates 3 copies in North America, all in law libraries (Harvard, Columbia, University of Michigan). Of the third, OCLC locates 2 copies in North America, 1 in a law library (University of Michigan). Baudrier, Bibliographie Lyonnaise 8: (pp.) 202, 212. Universal Short-Title Catalogue 149546, 149551, 149711. (Inventory #: 82216)