AVREVS ANDREAE ALCIATI.

Fort in- 12, cream vellum with smooth spine (later binding) 562 pages plus index. Light wetness from page 63 to page 92 without affecting the text, more pronounced wetness in the alphabetical index, a few scattered freckles, some pages yellowed.
Lettrines, complete. French preface by Goret.

This book is an enlarged or revised edition of Alciati's work, enriched by Jean-Nicolas d'Arles (Ionni Nicolai Arelatami), a 16th-century jurist and scholar. This version was probably published for educational or academic purposes, with additions and commentaries to help better understand and interpret Alciati's legal texts.
The book was printed in Lyon in 1542 by Jacques Giunta, a Renaissance printer renowned for his editions of classical and humanist texts.

Jean-Nicolas d'Arles:

Alciati, as author, and Jean-Nicolas d'Arles, as publisher or contributor to the 1542 edition, had probably signed a contract granting them this exclusive right to protect their work for six years. This exclusive right enabled them to control the work's dissemination and distribution, ensuring that they enjoyed the full financial and intellectual benefits associated with the work.

Jean Goret, as the publisher responsible for the Lyon edition, would therefore be the privileged publisher for this particular edition. He would have had the official authorization to manage the publication of the work and protect the printing rights for those six years.

Jean-Nicolas d'Arles (or Jean-Nicolas Arelatensis) was a Renaissance jurist and humanist, best known for his work in Roman law and his contributions to the edition of legal works. He is not as widely known as figures such as Andrea Alciati, but he nevertheless left his mark on legal history with some of his works.

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