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Barbosa, Agostinho. Augustini Barbosæ, J.V.D. Lusitani, Protonotarii Apostolici, Olim Sacræ Congr. Indicis Consultoris, & insignis Ecclesiæ Vimaranensis Thesaurarii majoris, Nunc Vero Episcopi Ugentini, & à Consiliis D. Philippi IV. Hispaniarum Regis Catholici, Tractatus Varii [Tractatus varii] : Quorum I. De Axiomatibus Juris usufrequentioribus, II. De Appellativa verborum utriusque Juris significatione, III. De locis communibus ... IV. De clausulis usufrequentioribus, V. De dictionibus usufrequentioribus ; Circa judiciorum, contractuum, ultimatum voluntatum, & delictorum cognitionem, in disputando, & consulendo valde utiles, & necessarii

Barbosa, Agostinho

Lugduni (Lyon): Laurentii Arnaud, Petri Borde, Joannis, & Petri Arnaud, 1678. Original. Hardcover. Embossed leather/boards. 5 highly-raised bands on spine with gilt decoration and lettering. Red speckled page edges. 684 + (88). Title page with red/black lettering and bw illus. Typeset in two columns. VG, clean and tight pages. A line of old handwriting (fountain pen?) at top of title page. Both boards beginning to detach at head/tail but still seem strong. Small, white ex-lib. numbers on lower spine. General scuffing to covers and wear to edges/corners. Ex libris Rev. Joannis Shanahan (most likely Bishop John Shanahan of the Harrisburg, PA Catholic Diocese, 1899-1916). Worm holes on spine but no evidence of internal damage. Some age toning on text columns of pages. Foxing on a few pages. Item #156438

Text in Latin. Barbosa was a prolific Portuguese writer on canon law. His work included dictionary-type surveys of the legal elements. His works fill at least 30 volumes. They show intimate acquaintance with authors, sources, and controversial questions.

Price: $300.00