Schupfer, Francesco (da Chioggia). Delle Istituzioni Politiche longobardiche. Libri due. Firenze: Felice Le Monnier, 1863. First Edition. [1039]
Patterned paper over boards, black leather spine title label, very clean, tight. 18 x 11.5 cm, 410 (2) pp., light foxing throughout. Very good. Hardcover.
Francesco Schupfer (1833-1925), b. Chioggia, Venice; d. Rome, Italy. He studied law at Innsbruck and Heidelberg, completing his university studies in Vienna. His studies and views led him to advocate for a gradual rediscovery of Roman law and away from the remnants of the medieval and Germanic law.
At the time this book was written, Schupfer was "Dottore in Legge e Docente di Storia del Diritto, presso l'Universita di Padova."