Lot 853

1525 Paris Leaf from Justinian Digest (Digestum Novum)

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1525 Paris Leaf from Justinian Digest (Digestum Novum)
1525 Paris Leaf from Justinian Digest (Digestum Novum)
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1525 Paris Leaf from Justinian Digest (Digestum Novum)

Estimate: $450 - $675

Starting Bid: $200

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by Artemis Fine Arts
July 30, 2026 8:00 AM MDT
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Western Europe, France, Paris, Renaissance / Early Modern period, ca. 1525 CE. An original laid paper page from "Digestum Novum quod quinquaginta librorum Pandectarum calcem appellare possumus. Andreas Boucard sic renovavit opus (The New Digest [of Justinian] of the Fifty Books we can call the Pandects, newly corrected by Boucard), printed by Jean le Petit at Paris, completion date stated on colophon to be 13 November 1525. The French scholar Andreas Boucard produced this more accurate text of the Digest of the Emperor Justinian, first published in December, 533. This work replaced the awkward maze of regulations that had grown over some seven centuries into one book of current statutes. Revived in the 11th century, it became the foundation of modern jurisprudence. The printing house of le Petit is highly regarded for the fine quality of typefaces produced there and for the care lavished upon the works during the printing process. Size of page: 6.9" W x 9" H (17.5 cm x 22.9 cm); of frame: 12.5" W x 15.5" H (31.8 cm x 39.4 cm)

This edition is a fine example of the new technology of two color printing, which was rapidly displacing the hand painted initials seen in the earliest printed books.

Provenance: private Phoenix, Arizona, USA collection

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Item # 188057

  • Condition: Page is adhered to cardboard backing via adhesive; verso has not been examined. Some small tears to periphery of page with 2 minor chips and bending with pen mark to lower left corner. Light toning to paper. Otherwise, intact with clear text and good remaining pigments. Set behind glass in custom frame with suspension wire on verso for display. Label below page in frame and on verso of frame.

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