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Manuscripts of the lectures on Civil Law delivered by John Wilde; the introductory lecture, in three versions (as delivered in 1792, 1793, and 1794), with fragments of other versions., 1792-?1799.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.81.8.3

Scope and Contents

So much has been lost that an accurate arrangement of the fragments is impossible.

The folder also contains isolated folios whose proper position could not be found, together with some which, although in Wilde`s hand, do not seem to belong to these lectures (folio 116).

Dates

  • Creation: 1792-?1799.

Language of Materials

From the Series:

English; Latin

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (140 folios.)

Bibliography

The version of 1793 with some changes was published as ‘Preliminary Lecture to the Course of Lectures on the Institutions of Justinian’ by John Wilde (Edinburgh, 1794).

Repository Details

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