Marriage.- Nevizzano (Giovanni) Sylva nuptialis... in libros sex distributa, early ink inscription to title and front-endpaper, as well as occasional underlining, lacking final f. (?blank), contemporary vellum, tears to upper joint (still firm) and lower cover top edge, yapp edges, remains of ties, 8vo, [Lyon], Jean Lertout, 1602.
⁂ This 16th century treatise examines the institution of marriage and its societal implications, including concepts like dowry, paternity, adultery, inheritance, marital law and legal remedies, and also discussions about the Guelphs and Ghibellines, political factions in medieval Italy, and the authority of princes.
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