VERY SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF MASCARDI'S COMMENTARY ON FERRARA STATUTES
APPARENTLY NO COPIES IN USA

Mascardi, Alderano. Commvnes i. v. conclvsiones ad generalem Quorumcumq, Statutorum interpretationem accommodatæ ac omnibus tam in iudicando, quam in consulendo, & alijs in foro versantibus perutiles, ac necessarie: cum suis ampliationibus, & limitationibus magis à doctoribus receptis; summarijs vnicuique conclusioni adiectis, & indice rerum, ac sententiarum locupletiss. Illustriss. et reuerendiss. D.D. Benedicto S.R.E. presbytero cardinali Iustiniano Bononiae legato, &c [...]. Ferrariae, Apud Victorium Baldinum Typographum Cameralem, 1608.

Folio (294x205 mm), full vellum binding, handwritten title at three raised bands spine, pp. [52], 414, [2, last blank]. Titlepage printed in red and black, with Cardinal coat of arms, xylographic headletters and decorations at preliminary pages.

Very scarce first edition of Mascardi's commentary on Ferrara Statutes.

Alderano Mascardi (1557-1607) was a jurist, brother of the more famous Giuseppe. He spent his career working on criminal and civil trials in Tuscan and Emilia, under the Doria family of Genoa, that supported him to become auditor for the Rota of Lucca, where he worked from 1602 to 1604, and for the Rota of Bologna, from 1604 to his death. The Conclusiones contained in this volume come from his activity as auditor, and are a representation of the Statutes of Ferrara based on custom. The subjects are organized by argument, and each detailed discussion is preceded by a general summary.

Provenance: Twinge handwritten annotations at external margin of p. 263.

References: Fontana, pars I, col. 633. Sapori, I, 1816 (imperfect). No copies in USA (OCLC 79045898 for the edition printed in Turin). Fontana, pars I, col. 633. Sapori, I, 1816 quotes only an incomplete copy.

Light brownings and wormholes at the inner margin, but overall a good copy with crisp paper.