Super Feudis [and] Consilia [and] Rubrica de Differentiis Inter.. by Alvarotus, Jacobus; Alvarotti, Jacopo - 1498

1498. Pavia, 1498.. Pavia, 1498. Handsome 1498 Printing of an Important Commentary on Feudal Law Alvarotus, Jacobus [1385-1453]. [Corbinellus, Matthaeus de, Additions]. [Mascarellus, Montorius, Additions]. [Baptista de Sancto Blasio, Johannes]. [Super Feudis (and) Consilia (and, by Baptista de Sancto Blasio,) Rubrica de Differentiis Inter Decisiones Feudales et Decisiones Civilis. Consilium ad Materiam l.i (sec) Praeterea Ducatus]. [Pavia: Johannes Andreas de Boscho [and Michael de Garaldis], 23 August 1498]. 146, [28] ff. Collation: a8, b-zz6, [et]6, AB6, CD8. Folio (15-1/4:" x 10-1/2"; 39 x 27 cm). Limp vellum, most likely sixteenth century, large calligraphic title to spine, pastedowns renewed, edges rouged. Light rubbing, a few minor spots and stains, small chip to fore-edge of front cover, some darkening to spine. 72-line gothic type in double columns. Moderate toning to interior, faint stains to a few leaves, faint owner inscription dated 1749 to a1, marks and annotations in early hands in a few places, a few annotations affected by trimming. A notably handsome copy. $16,000. * Born into a noble Paduan family, Jacobus Alvarotus (Jacopo Alvarotti) was a professor of law at the University of Padua, then a renowned center of legal study, and one of the most renowned legal minds of his time. His commentary on feudal law, which is both an exposition and a comparative study of its relationship to the Ius Commune (civil and canon law), is his most important work. Written in 1438, it circulated in manuscript and was first printed in Venice in 1477. An immediate success upon publication, it was a standard work for decades and was still cited centuries later by such important writers as Grotius (in his 1609 treatise Mare Liberum). The edition offered here is enriched with additions by Corbinellus and Mascarellus and nine consilia edited by the renowned law professor Baptista de Sancto Blasio, who is also the author of the final two sections of the book: Tractatus Differentiis, a treatise on feudal law structured in 161 small "points," and a related consilium. All editions of this work are scarce or rare. The ISTC locates 28 copies of the present copy, none in the United Kingdom or United States. Incunabula Short-Title Catalogue (ISTC) ia00547500.