Liber Sextus Decretalium D. Bonifacii Papae Viii. Suæ Integrtitati Vna Cum Clementinis Et Extrauagantibus, Earumque Glossis Restitutus [.] [Pope Boniface Viii], Law

Title in red and black with large woodcut vignette of a ship, woodcut initials, text in two columns; ms monogram and some light soiling to title page, variously toned due to paper stock but otherwise good; pp. [8], 870 columns, [9], 350 columns, [1], 364 numbered columns, [24], folio; contemporary full stiff vellum, varnished, blind ruled and black roll border, fleur de lys corner pieces, central black arms of Andreas Gaillof (see below), spine on raised bands, yapp edges, remnants of silk ties, blue text block edges; a little spotted and corners browned, but very good. Attractive sixteenth-century edition of Pope Boniface VIII's Liber Sextus, the influential compilation of canon law compiled in 1298. This copy from the library of Andreas Gaill (1526-87), one of the leading jurists of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1558 he was appointed to the Imperial Chamber Court, from 1569 he served on the Aulic Council in Vienna and, prior to his death, he was Chancellor to the Elector of Cologne. (Signatures: * a-z , Aa-Cc Dd , 2[dagger] , A-K L 2[symbol] , AA-KK LL-MM , N-O ) (Adams B2448)