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Roman law: Where to look for specific sources Novellae, Pandects, Praetorian edicts, Senatus Consulta

Subjects: Classics and Ancient History, History - Legal History, Law, Law: Legal History, Law: Roman Law

Novels (Novellae)

Corpus Iuris Civilis by Krueger, P., Mommsen, T., Schoell and Kroll
Call Number: Old Bod Lower Reading Room Open Shelves C.Lat.J.2 (3 vols)

Publication Date: 1954

At Central Bodleian
Corpus Iuris Civilis by Krueger, P., Mommsen, T., Schoell and Kroll
Call Number: Roman 550 K94ac5

Publication Date: 1954 (vol. 3)

At Bodleian Law Library

Pandects or Digest (Digesta sive Pandectae Iustiniani)

Digesta Iustiniani Augusti by Krueger, P. and Mommsen, T.
Call Number: Roman 552 M733

Publication Date: 1870 (2 vols)

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Praetorian edicts

The text without notes is also included in Bruns, FIRA and Girard (see below). For a modern reconstruction, with notes, see:

Das Edictum Perpetuum by Lenel, O.
Call Number: Roman 531 L565a3

Publication Date: 1927 (3rd ed.)
Fontes Iuris Romani Antiqui ("Bruns") by Bruns, C.G., Mommsen, T & Gradenwitz O
Call Number: Roman 510 B899a7

Publication Date: 1909-1912 (7th ed.) 3 volumes
Fontes Iuris Romani Anteiustiniani. (“FIRA”) by Riccobono, S, Baviera, G, et al
Call Number: Roman 510 R494a2

Publication Date: 1940-1943 (2nd ed.) 3 volumes
Textes de Droit Romain. (“Girard”) by Girard, P & Senn, F
Call Number: Roman 510 G518a6

Publication Date: 1937 (6th ed.)

Senatus consulta

There is no complete collection, but selections appear in Bruns, FIRA and Girard.

Fontes Iuris Romani Antiqui ("Bruns") by Bruns, C.G., Mommsen, T & Gradenwitz O
Call Number: Roman 510 B899a7

Publication Date: 1909-1912 (7th ed.) 3 volumes
Fontes Iuris Romani Anteiustiniani. (“FIRA”) by Riccobono, S, Baviera, G, et al
Call Number: Roman 510 R494a2

Publication Date: 1940-1943 (2nd ed.) 3 volumes
Textes de Droit Romain. (“Girard”) by Girard, P & Senn, F
Call Number: Roman 510 G518a6

Publication Date: 1937 (6th ed.)

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Subjects: Classics and Ancient History, History - Legal History, Law, Law: Legal History, Law: Roman Law

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