COVARRUBIAS Y LEYVA, DIEGO DE

In Gregorii Noni Titulu de Testamentis Commentarii...

      Covarrubias y Leyva, Diego de [1512-1577]. In Gregorii Noni Titulu de Testamentis Commentarii. Ex Tertia Auctoris Recognitione. Salamanca: Apud Ionnem a Canova, 1563. [x], 155, [1] ff. Main text in parallel columns. [Bound with] [Covarrubias y Leyva, Diego de]. [In Librum Quartum Decretalium Epitome. Ex Tertia Autoris Recognitione. Salamanca: Apud Ioannem de Canova, 1556]. [iv], 157 ff. Title page and 13 ff. index lacking. Main text in parallel columns. [Bound with] [Covarrubias y Leyva, Diego de]. [Relectio Cap. Quanuis Pactum, De Pactis Libro Sexto. Salamanca: Excudebat Andreas a Portonariis, 1553]. 129, [1] ff. Title page and preliminaries (6 ff.) lacking. Text in parallel columns. Folio (10-1/2" x 8"). Contemporary limp vellum, early hand-lettered title to spine, ties lacking. Some rubbing to extremities, a few minor inkstains and scratches, some soiling to spine, tiny chip to foot, hinges partially cracked but secure. Title page of Testamentis printed with woodcut architectural border, woodcut decorated initials throughout. A few chips to edges of endleaves, small hole near center of fol. 157 with minor loss to text, partial crack near center of text block. Toning, light browning in a few places. Small early owner signature to title page, underlining and annotations in a few places, interior otherwise clean. $2,650. * Testamentis and Librum Quartum: third edition; Relectio: first edition. Covarrubias y Leyva, Archbishop of Santa Domingo, later Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo and of Segovia, was a canonist, theologian and leader of the Salamanca School. The three books bound in this volume are commentaries on sections of the Liber Quinque Decretalium, Liber Sextus Decretalium and Clementinae of the Corpus Juris Canonici. Testamentis deals with wills. It was first published in 1547. Librum Quartum was first published in 1545. It addresses marriage, inheritance and succession and excommunication. Relectio discusses property, contracts and homicide. None of these editions are listed in Adams or the Canon Law Collection of the Library of Congress. Testamentis: 1 copy located in