Pic of the Week: The Hamburg Municipal Code of 1497
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
The Pic of the Week shows illustrations from the Hamburgisches Stradtrecht von 1497.
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Parliamentary Protests Filed in the House of Lords from 1641 TO 1799: Acquisition of a Rare Resource Related to American Independence
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Through the generosity of the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress, the Law Library recently acquired two manuscript volumes of an extraordinarily rare collection of parliamentary protests lodged by Members of the House of Lords during the period from 1641-1799. The Law Library maintains a collection of historic English and early American manuscripts. …
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Bamberg Criminal Code of 1507 – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
On Monday, I had the pleasure of assembling a display of rare books for guests attending the 2017 Burton Awards ceremony held at the Library of Congress. Created by Williams C. Burton, the awards acknowledge, celebrate, and reward outstanding achievements in the legal field, including for legal writing, regulatory reform and public service. The display …
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