A RARE one-volume edition of CORPUS JURIS CANONICI (The Body of Canon Law) published in 1661.

An important religious book in wonderful condition printed in 1661. The embossed vellum spine and boards are wonderful with a very slight warping. The pages themselves, over 2,000 of them, couldn't be in better condition. The book itself is rather large and heavy measuring 9 1/2" by 7 1/2" by 4 1/2". The first three pages are filled with hand written notes regarding the contents. The contents include Gratian's 'Decretum (circa 1140), papal decretals from Gregory IX (1234), Boniface VIII (1298), Clement V (1317) and some later decretals from the 14th century, all of which remained the law in force in the Catholic church until 1917. Quite an important volume rarely on the market.