A Sourcebook on Byzantine Law : Illustrating Byzantine Law through the Sources – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9789004514706,9004514708
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- ISBN-10 : 9004514708
- ISBN-13 : 978-9004514706
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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.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 The Sources of Law before the Time of Justinian
Chapter 2 The Time of Justinian
Chapter 3 From the End of the Sixth Century up to and including the Iconoclastic Period
Chapter 4 Macedonian Renaissance
Chapter 5 From the Eleventh Century up to 1453
Chapter 6 Canon Law