A translation of Glanville by Ranulf de Glanville
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"A translation of Glanville" by Ranulf de Glanville is a legal treatise written between 1187-1189. This groundbreaking work systematically codified English law for the first time, defining legal processes and introducing writs that remain influential today. Written for Henry II after years of chaos, it served as the foundation of English common law. The treatise consists of fourteen books covering jurisdictions and procedures in the King's Court, fundamentally transforming how justice was
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| Author | Glanville, Ranulf de, 1130-1190 |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Beale, Joseph Henry, 1861-1943 |
| Translator | Beames, John, 1781?-1853 |
| LoC No. | 01030479 |
| Uniform Title | Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie. English |
| Title | A translation of Glanville |
| Alternate Title | Augmented title: Treatise on the laws and customs of the kingdom of England |
| Original Publication | United States: John Byrne & Co., 1900. |
| Series Title | Legal classic series; v. 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractatus_de_legibus_et_consuetudinibus_regni_Anglie |
| Credits | Linda Cantoni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | KD: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United Kingdom and Ireland |
| Subject | Law -- England |
| Subject | Law, Medieval -- Sources |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71142 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-71142-3 |
| Release Date | Jul 7, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1000 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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