Focusing on the law books that colonial Virginians acquired, how they used them, and how they eventually produced a native-grown legal literature, this collection explores the law and intellectual culture of the Commonwealth and reveals the origins of a distinctively Virginian legal literature. The contributors argue that understanding the development of early Virginia legal history—as shown through these book collections—not only illuminates important aspects of Virginia’s history and culture; it also underlies a thorough understanding of colonial and revolutionary American history and culture.
Focusing on the law books that colonial Virginians acquired, how they used them, and how they eventually produced a native-grown legal literature, this collection explores the law and intellectual culture of the Commonwealth and reveals the origins of a distinctively Virginian legal literature. The contributors argue that understanding the development of early Virginia legal history—as shown through these book collections—not only illuminates important aspects of Virginia’s history and culture; it also underlies a thorough understanding of colonial and revolutionary American history and culture.
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"Esteemed Bookes of Lawe" and the Legal Culture of Early Virginia
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"Esteemed Bookes of Lawe" and the Legal Culture of Early Virginia
248Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780813939391 |
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Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
Publication date: | 02/24/2017 |
Series: | Early American Histories |
Pages: | 248 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |