Histoire des Institutions Politiques de l'ancienne France (6 Tomes)

Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges; Camille Jullian

Hachette, 1890

[Fine Binding: The development of French Law during the Frankish period] 6 volume set. Bound in fine, polished, navy, 1/2 morocco, over marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled end sheets. Pages are generally clean, with some foxing to outer edge.  Additional note: Coulanges argues that Gaul gradually absorbed Germanic invaders and that French law and systems of government were maintained as the new invaders adopted local customs.  His work was used in part to write the Encyclopedia Britannica's article on slavery (11th ed.).  Contents: t.l. L'empire romain les germains; La royaute merovingienne; t.2. L'invasion germanique et la fin de l'empire; t. 3. La monarchie franque; t.4. L'alleu et le domaine rural pendant l'epoque merovingienne; t.5. Les origines du systeme feodal le benefice et le patronat pendant l'epoque merovingienne; t.6. Les transformations de la royaute pendant l'epoque carlovingienne.  <br>  [Tome 1] 2. ed., 1891; [t. 2] 1891; [t. 3] 1888; [t. 4] 1889; [t. 5] 1890; [t. 6] 1892. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. (First published 1877)