{"product_id":"6672-ursaya-institutiones-criminales-usui-etiam-1","title":"URSAYA (Domenico) – INSTITUTIONES CRIMINALS USUI ETIAM FORENSI ACCOMMODATÆ QUATUOR LIBRIS ABSOLUTÆ IN QUORUM PRIMO AGITUR: De Criminibus mere Eccleciasticis, In Secundo: De criminibus mere Sacularibus, In Tertio: De Criminibus mere Fori, In Quarto: E","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eURSAYA (Domenico), Rome, 1706, folio, full ivory vellum, spine with 5 raised bands, handwritten title on the spine, beautiful tailpieces, (covers slightly worn, slight worm damage on the spine with old restoration, corners slightly bumped, foxing), 5ff.-427 p.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is probably the most important treatise on ecclesiastical criminal law from the 18th century. Although written by a Spanish canonist, it reflects a very clear liberal evolution. The text is also valuable for its clarity and rigorous exposition. Several curiosities also deserve to be highlighted: a chapter devoted to physical appearance, showing in particular that ugliness does not presume evil; a chapter devoted to the “quaestio,” the Inquisition; and a chapter on women, which contains this interesting presumption: “A woman who enters the home of a lawyer is presumed to have come to seek legal advice and not to commit fornication!” Very rare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mémoire du Droit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51962463584603,"sku":"6672","price":400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.memoiredudroit.fr\/en\/products\/6672-ursaya-institutiones-criminales-usui-etiam-1","provider":"La Mémoire du Droit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}