The Lombard Laws

by Edward Peters (Contribution by)

Overview

Here presented for the first time in English are the law codes of the Lombard kings who ruled Italy from the sixth to the eighth centuries. The documents afford unparalleled insight into the structure and values of Germanic society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812210552
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/1973
Series:	The Middle Ages Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Katherine Fischer Drew is Lynette S. Autrey Professor of History Emerita at Rice Universityand is translator of The Burgundian Code, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Editorial Reviews

"Places the Lombard laws in their historical context, showing the importance of barbarian codes, the development of the Lombard policy and society in the early Middle Ages, and the use of laws as sources for these topics. . . . The translation is excellent."

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"Places the Lombard laws in their historical context, showing the importance of barbarian codes, the development of the Lombard policy and society in the early Middle Ages, and the use of laws as sources for these topics. . . . The translation is excellent."— Choice

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