Publisher's Synopsis
Leges Anglo-saxonicae Ecclesiasticae & Civiles is a comprehensive collection of Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical and civil laws, supplemented by the laws of Edward in Latin, William the Conqueror in Gallo-Norman, and Henry I in Latin. Edited by Sir Henry Spelman, David Wilkins, and William Nicolson, this volume also includes Spelman's â~Codex Legum Veterum Statutorum Regni Angliae, ' covering statutes from the Norman Conquest to Henry III.
This compilation serves as an invaluable resource for legal historians, linguists, and scholars interested in the development of English law and the historical context of Anglo-Saxon and early Norman legal traditions. The texts, presented in their original Latin and Gallo-Norman, offer insights into the legal and social structures of early medieval England, making it an essential reference for understanding the foundations of English common law.
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