THE COLLECTED VERDICTS OF THE ROYAL COURTS OF NAPLES IN THE RENAISSANCE

D'Afflitto, Matteo. Decisiones Sacri Consilii Neapolitani. Lyon: apud Haeredes Iacobi Giuntae, 1548.

Large 8vo, stiff vellum (restored) with handwritten title at spine, ff. [64, index], 375, [1, blank].
Two separate title-pages (the Index before the text), text on two columns. Woodcut head-letters.

Valuable edition of the collection of verdicts of the Royal Courts of Naples with the commentary of the renowned jurist Matteo D’Afflitto.

Published for the first time in 1509 with the participation of D’Afflitto’s cousin Michele, this work became necessary to the forensic activity in Naples and was frequently reprinted.

Matteo D’Afflitto, scholar of Civil and Feudal Law at the University of Naples, was one of the most renowned Neapolitan jurists of all times.

Provenance: Many ancient handwritten notes both at back cover and at the last leaf, blank.

References: OCLC 246332932 (3 copies in USA: University of California, Berkeley Law Library; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and Washington University in St. Louis).

A neat repair at title; small hole at the lower corner of the last 5 leaves, not affecting text, and uniform light oxidations due to the quality of the paper. Overall, a honest copy.