This book collects Honoré's groundbreaking work on the composition of Justinian's Digest, among the most important texts in Roman Law. It reconstructs the methodology of the Digest's composition, and examines the broader issues raised by the Digest's creation - how it was conceived by its compilers, its purpose, and its impact. INDICE: 1: Introduction; 2: How Tribonian Organized the Compilation of Justinian's Digest; 3: The Distribution of Authors and Works to the Committees; 4: Editing the Digest; 5: Late Arrivals. The Appendix Reconsidered; 6: Some Digest Texts of Ulpian Attributed to Paul; Addendum A: Bluhme-Krüger Ordo (updated); Addendum B: Analysis of Displaced Texts; Bibliography; Index of Texts
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959330-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 15/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés