Two single leaves, each with double column of 46 lines of a northern European university hand, this main text encased within an extensive gloss (of Accursius) on all four sides in smaller version of same, rubrics in red, initials in red or blue, one leaf with a human face drawn in the gutter between the main text columns, leaves recovered from reuse in a later binding and hence some discolouration in places, torn edges, slight trimming, spots and stains, overall in robust and presentable condition, each leaf 365 by 250mm
The Codex Justiniani was the body of Roman law commissioned in the sixth century by Emperor Justinian I. It forms one part of the Corpus Iuris Civilis, and thus underpinned large amounts of medieval law. The gloss here is that of the Italian jurist and canon lawyer, Accursius, who died in 1263
