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Roman law in mediaeval Europe

Roman law in mediaeval Europe

Vinogradoff, Paul

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Ancient RomeGeneral LawGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 935370345X
ISBN13: 9789353703455
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.35 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Rome did not vanish when the Empire did. In the courts, schools, and chancelleries of the Middle Ages, its legal ideas returned in new dress. Roman law shaped medieval Europe. In this classic legal history monograph, Paul Vinogradoff traces the reception of roman law from the legacy of justinian civil law to the working habits of medieval legal institutions. He follows how jurists, judges, and administrators fused ancient texts with local custom, helping to form the ius commune tradition that underpinned medieval europe law. Clear, compact, and historically alert, the book connects the rise of universities, the professionalisation of legal learning, and the daily business of governance, showing where learned doctrine met practical need. It is equally rewarding for law students seeking foundations for comparative law and for medieval history research focused on power, property, and procedure. As a public domain classic, Roman law in mediaeval Europe remains a key guide to middle ages jurisprudence and the long conversation between canon and civil law. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For the curious general reader it offers a vivid map of ideas in motion; for classic literature collectors it stands as an enduring record of how Europe built a legal vocabulary that still echoes in modern codes and courts. This is the complete unabridged edition. A slender classic with lasting European reach.

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