The Codex of Justinian 3 Volume Hardback Set: A New Annotated Translation, with Parallel Latin and Greek Text. Voll. 1, 2, 3
di
Bruce W. Frier
(a cura di),
Fred H. Blume
(Traduttore) - Cambridge university, 2016
The Codex of Justinian is, together with the Digest, the core of the
great Byzantine compilation of Roman law called the Corpus Iuris
Civilis. The Codex compiles legal proclamations issued by Roman emperors
from the second to the sixth centuries CE. Its influence on subsequent
legal development in the medieval and early modern world has been almost
incalculable. But the Codex has not, until now, been credibly
translated into English. This translation, with a facing Latin and Greek
text (from Paul Krüger's ninth edition of the Codex), is based on one
made by Justice Fred H. Blume in the 1920s, but left unpublished for
almost a century. It is accompanied by introductions explaining the
background of the translation, a bibliography and glossary, and notes
that help in understanding the text. Anyone with an interest in the
Codex, whether an interested novice or a professional historian, will
find ample assistance here.