{"product_id":"54225-loyseau-les-oeuvres-de-maistre","title":"LOYSEAU (Charles) – THE WORKS OF MASTER CHARLES LOYSEAU, Advocate in Parliament, CONTAINING THE FIVE BOOKS ON THE LAW OF OFFICES, TREATISES ON LORDSHIPS, ORDERS \u0026amp; SIMPLE DIGNITIES, EVICTISSANCE \u0026amp; ABANDONMENT BY MORTGAGE, AND THE GUARANTEE OF","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLOYSEAU (Charles), Paris, 1666 \/ 1666 \/ 1665 \/ 1665 \/ 1666, 5 vols. in 1 folio volume, full brown calf, gilt title on spine with 6 raised bands decorated with fleurons, lacework and double gilt framing fillets, marbled edges, title page in red and black, headbands and initials, manuscript Ex-Libris, (some scuffing on the covers, headcaps slightly damaged, gilt slightly faded, edges and corners slightly bumped, one impact on the lower cover), fairly good condition, interior. fresh and well preserved, [6 ff.]-476-[16 ff.] \/ [3 ff.]-152-[7 ff.] \/ [2 ff.]-107-[4 ff.] \/ [5 ff.]-254-[3 ff.] \/ 40 \/ 43 p.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is little need to introduce this work. Even today, Loyseau's treatises, and in particular his treatise on lordships and orders of simple dignity, are considered one of the foundational texts of public law and the concept of sovereignty. It should simply be emphasized that the edition presented here is one of the last published before the Revolution, and that its writing style is modernized compared to the original editions from the early 17th century and the one generally cited in modern works. Beyond its status as a reference work on the subject, Loyseau's treatise on the law of offices is above all one of the most comprehensive bodies of work on the theory of absolutist sovereignty (see B. Gaudemet-Basdevant: Aux origines de l'État moderne, Charles Loiseau, 1564-1627, théoricien de la puissance publique, Paris 1967). Furthermore, the treatise on orders and simple dignities constitutes the foundational analysis of the hierarchical social distribution, ranking the clergy at the top and then the nobility (Sueur t. II, p. 513). (Dupin n° 1449).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mémoire du Droit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964329230683,"sku":"54225","price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0163\/5419\/files\/54225-1.jpg?v=1774866254","url":"https:\/\/www.memoiredudroit.fr\/en\/products\/54225-loyseau-les-oeuvres-de-maistre","provider":"La Mémoire du Droit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}