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13th-century manuscript containing Books 1-24 of the 'Digestum vetus' of Justinian, with glosses in several hands

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13th-century manuscript containing Books 1-24 of the 'Digestum vetus' of Justinian, with glosses in several hands
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Description	A Roman law manuscript, possibly written in Italy, containing Books 1-24 of the 'Digestum vetus' of Justinian, with several layers of glosses. The work is not complete, with leaves missing in several places and the lack of the introductory constitution 'Omnem'. The manuscript was probably written in the early part of the 13th century. At the start of each book a space has been left for an illuminated initial, but this was never completed. The rest of the phrase is completed in large multi-line letters coloured blue and red alternately. There are several marginal drawings.
Shelfmark	Adv.MS.18.1.8
Attribution and copyright:	In-copyright – Rightsholder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable - This work is protected by copyright, but no copyright owner(s) have been identified or one or more copyright owner(s) have been identified but not located. For details visit our copyright page.https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-RUU/1.0/?language=en

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Manuscripts Written and printed matter > Laws (documents)
Dates / events:	1200-1250 [Date created]
Places:	undetermined (miscellaneous) [Place created]
Person / organisation:	Muirhead, James (jurist), 1830-1889 [Former owner] Smith, Cecil Robert Gillies (advocate), 1870-1896 [Former owner] Smith, Adam Gillies (chartered accountant), 1827-1900 [Former owner] Zaehnsdorf, Joseph (bookbinder), 1814-1886 [Binder] Justinian I, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, c 483-c 565 [Author]
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