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The Louis Code is the name given to the "ordinances on the reform of civil and criminal justice" of 1666 and 1670, in honor of King Louis XIV.
It is the standardization of the laws and jurisdictions of the kingdom, of which the South was of "Roman" law and the North of customary law. It was developed under the direction of Colbert from 1661 -
The commentary on this legal revolution is the work of a renowned jurist, Daniel Jousse -
Daniel Jousse - New Commentary On The Civil Ordinance Of The Month Of April 1667 - 1757
Volume I: 284 pages and Volume II paginated from 287 to 656 pages
Bindings in good condition, works in their period full brown calfskin, covers and spines in good condition, rubbing from use, small accidents to the lower crowns, small leather losses on the front cover of the second volume, spine with raised bands , marbled edges, gilt titling on morocco pieces, gilt volume numbers -
Good condition inside, light soiling, pretty bands, beautiful initials, lamp ends, marbled flyleaves -
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