by Katherine Fischer Drew (Editor), Katherine Fischer Drew (Translator), Edward Peters (Contribution by)
Here presented for the first time in English are the law codes of the Lombard kings who ruled Italy from the sixth to the eighth centuries. The documents afford unparalleled insight into the structure and values of Germanic society.
Author Biography
Katherine Fischer Drew is Lynette S. Autrey Professor of History Emerita at Rice University and is translator of The Burgundian Code, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
Number of Pages: 304
Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: November 01, 1973