Tractatus Controversiarum Iuris Quotidianarum de Usufructu..

1645. Venice: Apud Turrinum, 1645.. Venice: Apud Turrinum, 1645. Scarce Treatise on the Roman Law of Usufruct by a Distinguished Spanish Canonist Castillo Sotomayor, Juan del [1560-1640]. Tractatus Controversiarum Iuris Quotidianarum de Usufructu in Quo Singulariter tam Theorice, Quam Practice Universa Eiusdem Materia, Quaestiones, & Dubia Traduntur, Enucleantur, & Resoluuntur. Additis in Fine CCLX. Assertionibus Iuris, Et Totidem Altercationum Seu Quaestionum Resolutionibus Verioribus. Et in hac Veneta Impressione Novissima Accesserunt Additiones in Corpore Eiusdem Tractatus Insertae, Cum Novo Elencho Argumentorum. Cum Suo Indice Locupletissimo, & Speciosisimo Rerum, & Materiarum. Venice: Apud Turrinum, 1645. [xii], 348, [28] pp. Folio (12" x 8-1/2"). Contemporary vellum, raised bands, early hand-lettered title to spine. Minor staining and rubbing to extremities, repairs to corners, boards slightly bowed, minor worming to gutter near head of text block, partial crack between front endleaf and title page. Title page with large device printed in red and black, woodcut head-pieces, tail-pieces and decorated initials. Toning in a few places, rest of interior notably fresh. Early owner signature in fine hand to title page. A nice copy of a scarce title. $350. * Later edition. First published in 1609, this treatise on the Roman law on the right to use the property of another (usufruct) went through several editions and issues in Italy, Spain, France and Germany. According to the title page, this Venetian imprint has unique additions. Complete in itself, this became the first part of a two-volume set when an additional volume was published by Turrinum in 1646. Castillo Sotomayor was a distinguished Spanish canonist. All editions are scarce. OCLC locates 4 copies of the 1645 edition, 1 in North America (Emory University Law School). Griffante, Edizioni Veneziane del Seicento 778c. Universal Short-Title Catalogue 4015575.