| Bracton's Note Book 3 Volume Paperback Set: A Collection of Cases Decided in the King's Courts During the Reign of Henry the Third Contributor(s): Bracton, Henry de (Author), Maitland, Frederic William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108010318 ISBN-13: 9781108010313 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $196.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Law | Reference |
| Dewey: 348 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 4.3" H x 5.6" W x 8.7" (5.11 lbs) 1826 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Henry of Bracton (or Bratton) (c. 1210-1268) was a jurist who worked as a Justice of Assize in the south-west of England, and was the author of the first systematic discussion of English common law. The manuscripts which form Bracton's Note Book were discovered in the British Museum in 1884 by Vinogradoff, and were edited in three volumes in 1887 by Maitland. These volumes contain a collection of over 2,000 lawsuits from the thirteenth century, each with a description of how the law should be applied to this set of circumstances. This is the first example of case law in English legal writing, and its usefulness as a record of legal precedent probably led to the creation of Year Rolls (official records of court cases) from 1268. |