Consilia Hallensium Iureconsultorum, Der Verstorbenen Sowohl. 2 vols Stryk, Samuel; Ludewig, Johann Peter von Antiquarian & Scholarly

Halle: Zu Finden in der Rengerischen, 1733-1734. A Comprehensive View of the Laws of Halle: OCLC Locates Two Copies in North America Stryk, Samuel [1640-1710]. Ludewig, Johann Peter von [1668-1743]. Thomasius, Christian [1655-1728]. Consilia Hallensium Iureconsultorum, Der Verstorbenen Sowohl. S. Stryken, C. Thomasii U.A. Als Auch des von Ludewig. Davon die Letztere Uber die Helffte des Wercks Ausmachen. Halle: Zu Finden in der Rengerischen Buchhandlung, 1733-1734. Two volumes. [iv], xl pp., 1178 col.; [iv], 96 pp., 952 col., [236] pp. Text mostly in double columns. Volume I has additional engraved title page bound as frontispiece, Volume II has copperplate frontispiece of Johann Peter von Ludewig. Folio (8-1/2" x 13-1/4"; 19 x 33.6 cm). Contemporary three-quarter calf over speckled paper boards, rebacked (Volume I retaining fragments of original spine) and recornered, endpapers renewed. Boards rubbed with heavier rubbing and light wear to extremities, front board and first gathering of Volume I detached, front joint of Volume II starting near foot, first gathering of Volume II loose, rear hinges cracked. Elaborate allegorical title page to first volume depicting King Solomon, Lady Justice, and jurists Samuel Stryk, Johann Peter von Ludewig and Christian Thomasius; title pages printed in red and black. Moderate toning, occasional unobtrusive light foxing, crack (and partial split) to center of Volume II text block, fold lines to allegorical title page. An impressively printed title. $1,500. * Only edition. A compendium of the laws of Halle and their history, Consilia Hallensium is an excellent 'case study' in the development of German law. It consists of a set of opinions (consilia) by three eminent jurists on cases pertaining to the city of Halle, an important trading and manufacturing city in Saxony. Organized by topic and legal jurisdiction, the text is divided into four parts: civil law, ecclesiastical and consistorial law, feudal law, and the constitutional law of the Holy Roman Empire. Roman, canon, Lombardic, customary and imperial law are all considered. All three jurists represented in the text lectured at the University of Halle and were instrumental in the development of a distinct German legal identity and jurisprudence in their time. Stryk specialized in the transition from Roman law. Ludewig was the first historian of the Holy Roman Empire. Tho.