| de Laudibus Legum Anglie Revised Edition Contributor(s): Fortescue, John (Author), Chrimes, S. B. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 110760124X ISBN-13: 9781107601246 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal History - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice |
| Dewey: 349 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6" W x 9" (1.13 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fortescue's dialogue in praise of the laws of England, written for the instruction of Henry VI's son, is one of the essential sources for English legal history, and has always been renowned among lawyers for its lucidity of style and for the unique account it gives of the workings of contemporary English law. In addition, Fortescue's practical experience, and the leisure that he has in exile to read and reflect upon political questions, made him both an original politician thinker and a statesman who could suggest practical reforms. This 1949 edition provides a Latin text derived directly from the earliest MSS, a translation avoiding assumptions from later history, and critical annotation often based on original research. |
