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Praxis Rerum Criminalium, Elegantissimis Iconibus Ad Materiam Accommodis Illustrata, Praetoribus, Propraetoribus, Consulibus, Proconsulibus, Magistratibus, Reliquisque Id Genus Iusitiariis Ac Officiariis, Non Modo Utlis Sed et Necessaria
by Damhouder, Joos [Damhoudere, Joost de]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair to Good +
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Antverpiae Apud Ioannem Bellerum, 1554 First published in 1554, this copy is circa 1554-1556. Lacks title page, [8], 567pp, [99], printed in laid paper, bound in ornate blind stamped vellum, three raised bands on spine, with paper spine label intact, lacks clasps, spine white, binding tight, front hinge cracked. Historiated initials, 56 woodcut illustrations, depicting Executions, Torture, Murder, Arrests, Looting, Gambling, Prostitution, Rape, Brawls, Duels, Infidelity, Decapitation, Burnings, Flogging and much more. Includes sections on witchcraft and different types of torture. Interior stain affects the pages up to 133, with occasional slight loss to text. With the bookplate of Josephi Uriot, Professoris Historiarum et Bibliothecarii. LATIN BOOK ON CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURES.
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- Monroe Bridge Books
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- 007121
- Title
- Praxis Rerum Criminalium, Elegantissimis Iconibus Ad Materiam Accommodis Illustrata, Praetoribus, Propraetoribus, Consulibus, Proconsulibus, Magistratibus, Reliquisque Id Genus Iusitiariis Ac Officiariis, Non Modo Utlis Sed et Necessaria
- Author
- Damhouder, Joos [Damhoudere, Joost de]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Antverpiae Apud Ioannem Bellerum
- Date Published
- 1554
- Keywords
- Latin Criminal Law Procedures Executions Witchcraft Torture
- Bookseller catalogs
- GOVT, LAW, POLITICS, CRIME; FOREIGN LANGUAGE BOOKS;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Hinge
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