1606, Boniface, Liber sextus decretalium D. Bonifacii papae VIII.

Condition : fair, binding in poor condition, the first and last pages with traces of folding and small side tears, faint traces of moisture in the margins, minor traces of wormholes in the inner margins, 5 leaves with small loss to margin. Overall a clean copy.
Illustrations : title page in black and red with woodcut vignette, one full-page woodcut (Pope Boniface VIII. surrounded by 14 cartouches representing the church fathers and saints), two other woodcuts (arbor consanguinitatis and arbre de iure patronata).
Binding : fragment of the contemporary full leather binding.
Volume : 3 parts (in 1 volume).
Format : In-Folio.
Pages : 4 ff, 870 col. 2 ff, 348 col. 1 f. (bl.), 366 col. 9 ff. (A - Z8, AA - DD7, 3 ff. +2, Aa - Kk8, Ll6, A - K8, L - M6, N5, 4ff.)
Publisher : Lyon, Horace Cardon (Lugdunum, sumptibus Horatii Cardon).
Date : 1606.

Partial edition of : Corpus iuris canonici.

Canon law (Codex Iuris Canonici = CIC) has developed over a long period of time from papal and conciliar decisions. In 1234, Pope Gregory IX published it in five books. Such a genesis has its drawbacks: no clear order, many repetitions and even contradictory decisions. Boniface VIII wanted to remedy this. In all modesty, he called his collection, following Gregory's five books, Liber sextus. In reality, however, this sixth book completely superseded the previous five and, together with the additions of the two successor popes Clement V (1305-14) and John XXII (1316-34), made up the entire CIC. These additions are also called Clementines and Extravagantes.

Contains: 1. Decretalium liber sextus Bonifacii pape VIII. 2. Clementinae Constitutiones. 3. Extravagantes tum viginti D. Ioannis papae XXII... Hæc omnia cum suis glossis suar integritati restituta, & ad exemplar Romanum diligenter recognita.