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1743. Halle, Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Halle, Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Final and Best Edition of Brisson's Legal Dictionary Brisson, Barnabae [1531-1591]. [Heineccius, Johann Gottlieb (1681-1741), Editor]. [Bohmer, Justus Henning (1674-1749)]. De Verborum Quae ad Ius Civile Pertinent Significatione Opus Praestantissimum in Meliorem Commodioremque Ordinem Redactum Innumeris Mendis Emaculatum et Post Aliorum Curas Plurimis Accessionibus, Observationibusque Philologicis, Criticis, Iuridicis Locupletatum. Prodit Opera Studioque Io. Gottliebii Heinecci IC. Praemissa Praefatione Nova de Interpretationis Grammaticae In Iure Civili Fatis et Vario usu Nec Huius Novae Editionis Praerogativis Iusti Henningii Bohmeri. Halle: Impensis Orphanotrophei, 1743. Two parts in one volume. [xiii], 48, 760; 761-1436 pp. Leaf pi3 (pp. [v-vi]) bound out of order; text complete. Title page preceded by copperplate pictorial title page depicting a library designed by G. Grundler and engraved by Sysang. Second part preceded by half-title. Folio (13-3/4" x 8"). Near-contemporary three-quarter calf over speckled paper boards, raised bands, blind fillets and gilt title to spine, speckled edges. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, front joint starting at ends, rear joint starting at head, chipping to head of spine, wear to board edges and corners, which are bumped, illegible annotation to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, light browning in a few places, occasional light foxing, light soiling in a few places, worming to upper inside corner of first 100 or so leaves causing tearing and loss to headline (and occasionally, first line of text) on pp. 7-42, minor loss to legibility of headline in places, minor worming to upper outside corner of last 100 or so leaves, text not affected, creasing to first half-title. $350. * Final and best edition. Brisson was a renowned French jurist and philologist. Widely respected, he was appointed president of the Parliament of Paris in 1588. In 1591, however, he was hanged by The Sixteen, a group of insurgents who captured Paris in a bizarre coup. First published in 1557, Brisson's Verborum was the standard legal dictionary of its day and remained an authoritative source for hundreds of years. In this edition, the definitions are preceded by a useful digest of Roman and French laws and interesting sections on marriage, adultery and the f.