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Codicis Theodosiani libri XVI : qivbus [sic] svnt ipsorvm principvm avtoritate adiectae novellae Theodosij, Valentiniani, Martiani, Maioriani, Seueri, Caij Institutionum lib. II, Iulij Pauli Receptarum sententiarum lib. V, Gregoriani Codicis lib. V, Hermogeniani lib. I, Papiniani Tit. I : hiis nos adiecimvs ex vetustissimis bibliothecis, eò quod ad ius ciuile pertinerent, & alterius etiam responsa passim in Pandectis legerentur, L. Volusij Metiani lib. de Asse, Iulij Frontini lib. de Controuersijs limitum, cum Aggeni Vrbici Commentarijs

Theodosius II, Emperor of Rome, 401-450, Sichardt, Johannes, 1499-1552, Gaius, Paulus, Julius, fl. ca. 200. Libri quinque sententiarum, Maecianus, L. Volusius (Lucius Volusius), 2nd cent. Liber de asse, Frontinus, Sextus Julius, Aggenus Urbicus · 1528 · Excvdebat Basileae : Henricvs Petrvs · 23 pictures

A 1528 Latin edition of Roman law texts, the Codex Theodosianus with imperial novellae and related jurists' works, printed at Basel by Henricus Petrus and edited by Johannes Sichardt for scholars and lawyers. Its pictures are small woodcut decorative initials, each letter framed in a square panel and filled with playful putti and figures, giving designers a model for historiated capitals.

Roman law

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