The Institutes Of Gaius: Part Ii Commentary
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Pages can have notes/highlighting.
At the heart of Western legal tradition stands a foundational text — and Francis de Zulueta's scholarly commentary on The Institutes of Gaius brings that ancient Roman masterpiece into vivid academic relief. This second volume presents a meticulous, line-by-line commentary on the Institutes, the celebrated 2nd-century Roman legal textbook composed by the jurist Gaius, which served as a cornerstone of Roman private law and laid the groundwork for the Justinianic codification that shaped European legal systems for centuries. De Zulueta, a distinguished Oxford scholar and Doctor Honoris Causa of Paris, brings unparalleled erudition and precision to his analysis, illuminating the nuances of Roman law with clarity and authority. His commentary situates Gaius within the broader intellectual and legal culture of the Roman Empire, unpacking the intricacies of property, obligation, and procedure with rigorous scholarly care. Paired with its companion first volume — the Latin text and translation — this commentary remains an indispensable reference for students and scholars of Roman law, jurisprudence, and classical antiquity, raising the question of how much of our modern legal thinking is still, at its root, unmistakably Roman.
Author: Francis De Zulueta
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Pages can have notes/highlighting.
At the heart of Western legal tradition stands a foundational text — and Francis de Zulueta's scholarly commentary on The Institutes of Gaius brings that ancient Roman masterpiece into vivid academic relief. This second volume presents a meticulous, line-by-line commentary on the Institutes, the celebrated 2nd-century Roman legal textbook composed by the jurist Gaius, which served as a cornerstone of Roman private law and laid the groundwork for the Justinianic codification that shaped European legal systems for centuries. De Zulueta, a distinguished Oxford scholar and Doctor Honoris Causa of Paris, brings unparalleled erudition and precision to his analysis, illuminating the nuances of Roman law with clarity and authority. His commentary situates Gaius within the broader intellectual and legal culture of the Roman Empire, unpacking the intricacies of property, obligation, and procedure with rigorous scholarly care. Paired with its companion first volume — the Latin text and translation — this commentary remains an indispensable reference for students and scholars of Roman law, jurisprudence, and classical antiquity, raising the question of how much of our modern legal thinking is still, at its root, unmistakably Roman.