{"product_id":"segusio-da-susa-or-hostiensis-enrico","title":"SEGUSIO da Susa or HOSTIENSIS, Enrico","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly uncommon edition of a very successful and extremely detailed legal commentary on the Decretals, updated for  modern  use and first printed in Rome in 1473. It is divided by subject matter into sections, which are identified both by sub-headings and running titles. Enrico Segusio (c. 1200-1271) was named after his hometown close to Turin, Susa. Also known as Hostiensis, he was the most prominent jurist of his time. He taught in Bologna and Paris, served Henry VIII of England as ambassador to the pope and was appointed archbishop of Embrun. At the end of his brilliant career, he was made Cardinal of Ostia and Velletri. He is mentioned by Dante in his Comedia (Paradise, XII, 82-85). This work on Roman and canon law was so successful that it was often referred to as Summa aurea, remaining for centuries an invaluable legal tool. \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n The splendid armorial binding of this copy suggests the property of a wealthy seventeenth-century marquis (from the crown) almost certainly a member of the Spanish nobility, which included at the time also Southern Italian families. The work would have been particularly important to a public figure with administrative and judicial responsibilities, such as a viceroy. The armorial bindings, neither halved nor quartered, suggest such an appointment. A fine copy of a handsome and very substantial book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SEGUSIO da Susa or HOSTIENSIS, Enrico","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57816129864015,"sku":"L2040","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2425\/0703\/files\/segusio-L2040-5.jpg?v=1781795265","url":"https:\/\/sokol-books-ltd.myshopify.com\/products\/segusio-da-susa-or-hostiensis-enrico","provider":"Sokol Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}