Corpus iuris civilis, [Geneva], Estienne, 1558, contemporary calf gilt

[Corpus iuris civilis]

Αυτοκρατορων, Ιουστινιανου, Ιουστινου, Λεοντος νεαραι διαταξεις... Impp. Iustiniani, Iustini, Leonis novellae constitutiones.... ex bibliotheca illustris viri Huldrici Fuggeri... [Geneva]: Henri Estienne, 1558

folio (336 x 213mm.), woodcut Estienne device on title-page, woodcut initials, contemporary (French?) calf gilt, edges gilt and gauffered, lower margin of title-page renewed, small hole in title-page, damp-staining throughout, wormhole in gutter, rebacked and corners repaired, later endpapers

The same binding tools can be found on the volume of Justin Martyr, printed in Paris by Robert Estienne in 1551 (lot 110). While the decoration seems to be French, it is not impossible that it could be a Nuremberg binding, given the provenance.

LITERATURE

GLN-2086; USTC 450468

PROVENANCE

Ludwig Camerarius (1573-1651, statesman and lawyer from Nuremberg), a gift from [his father] Joachim Camerarius (1534-1598), doctor of Nuremberg, in 1591, inscription pasted to inside front cover (somewhat worn and rubbed)