A COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL ENCYCLOPEDIA BY GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE LUCA, WITH THE FAMOUS THEATER OF TRUTH, AND OF JUSTICE IN CANONICAL AND CIVIL DISPUTES, TOGETHER WITH TREATIES ON INHERITANCE, PENSION AND SALARY OF CHURCHMEN

De Luca, Giovanni Battista.
[1.]: Jo. Baptistae De Luca Venusini, [...] Theatrum veritatis, et justitiae, sive Decisivi discursus per materias, seu titulos distincti. & ad veritatem editi in forensibus controversiis canonicis & civilibus, in quibus in urbe advocatus, pro una partium scripsit, vel consultus respondit. Cum annotationibus, [...]. Adjectis, insuper in hac novissima editione. Liber primus [-decimusquintus]. Repertorium seu index generalis rerum notabilium quae continentur in Theatro Veritatis & Iustitiae cardinalis de Luca, a Nicolao Falconio [...]. Venetiis: ex typographia Balleoniana, 1759.
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[2.]: Jo. Baptistae De Luca Venusini, [...] Commentaria ad constitutionem sanctae mem. Innocentii XI. de statutariis successionibus; cum particulis statutorum [...]. Accedit de pensionibus ecclesiasticis [...] ecclesiasticas pensiones. Venetiis: ex typographia Balleoniana, 1759.
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[3.]: Jo. Baptistae De Luca Venusini, [...] Tractatus de officiis venalibus vacabilibus Romanae curiae; cum juribus [...]. Accedit alter tractatus de locis montium non vacabilium Urbis. Cum nonnullis [...] optime adjectis. Venetiis: ex typographia Balleoniana, 1759.

[1.]: Folio (396x242 mm), half leather binding, marbled paper at boards, gilt title at spine; 16 books bound in 8 vols. [Liber I-XV + Repertorium]; pp. [20], 513, [1]; [16], 368; [16], 434, [2]; [16], 360; [12], 228; [16], 551, [1]; [16], 383, [1]; [12], 288; [12], 328; [20], 535, [1]; [12], 238, [2]; 16], 367, [1]; [12], 296; [16], 427, [1]; [8], 552; 598, [2].
Title-page (Liber primus) printed in red and black; the other are in black. Calcographic frontispiece at the first vol. with the representation of the sepulchral monument of the author. Large vignette at each title-page with an imperial crowned double-headed eagle in a richly decorated frame. Xylographic initials, head- and final-pieces. Text printed in double columns.

[2.]: Folio (396x242 mm), half leather binding, marbled paper at boards, gilt title at spine; pp. 223.
Title-page printed in black. Large vignette at title-page with an imperial crowned double-headed eagle in a richly decorated frame. Xylographic initials, head- and final-pieces. Text printed in double columns.

[3.]: Folio (396x242 mm), half leather binding, marbled paper at boards, gilt title at spine; pp. 308.
Title-page printed in black. Large vignette at title-page with an imperial crowned double-headed eagle in a richly decorated frame. Xylographic initials, head- and final-pieces. Text printed in double columns.

[1.]: Here the list of the titles of the 15 books and the index (Repertorium) composing the work Theatrum veritatis:
1: Liber primus, de feudis, & bonis jurisdictionalibus, ac bulla baronum; cum decisione feudali M.C. Siciliae, & disceptatione D. Laelii Boscoli J.C. Parmensis
2: Liber secundus, de regalibus, hoc est officiis venalibus, locis montium, aliisque juribus cum principe se republica, vectigalibus & gabellis, salinis & mineralibus, monetis, viis publicis, fisco, & aliis, de quibus in cap. unic. Quæ sint regalia
3: Liber tertius, cujus 1. pars de jurisdictione, & foro competenti; 2. de præeminentiis, & præcedentiis, sub quibus de jure cathedratico, metropolitico, nobilitate, civilitate, & aliis juribus honorificis.
4: Liber quartus, cujus 1. pars de servitutibus prædialibus, usufructu, & utroque retractu; 2. de emphyteusi; 3. de locatione, & conductione.
5: Liber quintus, cujus 1. pars de usuris, & interesse; 2. de cambiis; 3. de censibus; 4. de societatibus officiorum.
6: Liber sextus, de dote, lucris dotalibus, & aliis dotis appenditiis.
7: Liber septimus, cujus 1. pars de donationibus; 2. de emptione, & venditione; 3. de alienationibus, & contractibus prohibitis; 4. de tutoribus, curatoribus, admnistratoribus, &c.
8: Liber octavus, de credito & debito, creditore & debitore.
9: Liber nonus, cujus 1. pars de testamentis, codicillis, & ultimis voluntatibus; 2. de hærede, & hæreditate; 3. de legitima, trebellianica, & aliis detractionibus.
10: Liber decimus, de fideicommissis, primogenituris, & majoratibus.
11: Liber undecimus, cujus 1. pars de legatis; 2. de successionibus ab intestato; 3. de renuntiationibus.
12: Liber duodecimus, cujus 1. pars de beneficiis ecclesiasticis in genere; 2. de canonicis, & dignitatibus, capitulo, electione, & actibus capitularibus; 3. de parocho, & parochiis.
13: Liber decimustertius, cujus 1. pars de jurepatronatus; 2. de pensionibus ecclesiasticis.
14: Liber decimusquartus, cujus 1. pars de regularibus, & monialibus; 2. de matrimonio, sponsalibus, & divortio; 3. de decimis, oblationibus, & eleemosynis; 4. miscellaneum ecclesiasticum, ... 5. annotationes praticæ ad s.C. Trident. in rebus concernentibus reformationem, & forensia.
15: Liber decimusquintus, cujus 1. pars de judiciis, & de praxi Curiæ romanæ; 2. relatio romanæ curiæ forensis, ... 3. conflictus legis, & rationis cum opusculo, Dello stile legale.
16: Repertorium seu index generalis rerum notabilium quae continentur in Theatro Veritatis & Iustitiae cardinalis de Luca, a Nicolao Falconio J.C. Spoletano ... elaboratum. Accedit in fine hujus voluminis index decisionum, constitutionum, & allegationum additarum in hac Veneta impressione.

A comprehensive legal encyclopedia that became one of the most significant authorities of the late ius commune and was reprinted regularly up until the middle of the 18th century.

Giovanni Battista de Luca (1614–1683) was an Italian jurist and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Provenance: Private library of a Verona noble family, whose roots are in Mantua and in which there were distinguished lawyers and jurists.

References:
[1.]: IT\ICCU\UM1E\006053. OCLC, 57676106 (2 copies in USA), 798990448 (one copy in Canada, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), 66102350 (2 copies in the Netherlands).
[2.]: IT\ICCU\UM1E\006046 (8 copies). OCLC, 57676111 (2 copies in USA), 66102319 (2 copies in the Netherlands).
[3.]: IT\ICCU\UM1E\006047 (8 copies). OCLC, 57676110 (1 copy in USA and 2 copies in the Netherlands).

Light peeling at spine of one volume. Occasional foxing and browning. A very good set.