A Sourcebook on Byzantine Law - Penna, Daphne; Meijering, Roos
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This is the first book in English providing a wide range of Byzantine legal sources. In six chapters, this book explains and illustrates Byzantine law through a selection of fundamental Byzantine legal sources, beginning with the sources before the time of Justinian, and extending up to AD 1453. For all sources English translations are provided next to the original Greek (and Latin) text. In some cases, tables or other features are included that help further elucidate the source and illustrate its nature. The volume offers a clear yet detailed primer to Byzantine law, its sources, and its significance.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This is the first book in English providing a wide range of Byzantine legal sources. In six chapters, this book explains and illustrates Byzantine law through a selection of fundamental Byzantine legal sources, beginning with the sources before the time of Justinian, and extending up to AD 1453. For all sources English translations are provided next to the original Greek (and Latin) text. In some cases, tables or other features are included that help further elucidate the source and illustrate its nature. The volume offers a clear yet detailed primer to Byzantine law, its sources, and its significance.
Autorenporträt
Daphne Penna, Ph.D. (2012), University of Groningen, is Assistant Professor of Legal History at that university. Her interests are Romanand Byzantine law, and particularly their influence on the European legal tradition; she has published extensively on this area. Roos Meijering, Ph.D. (1987), University of Groningen, was Assistant Professor of Legal History at that same university until her retirement in 2017. Meijering's publications include articles on Byzantine law, commentaries and critical editions of Byzantine legal sources.