The Old yellow book; source of Browning's The ring and the book, a new translation with explanatory notes and critical chapters upon the poem and its source, by John Marshall Gest.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gest, John Marshall, 1859-1934, ed. and tr.

Franceschini, Guido, conte, 1657-1698, defendant.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 Ring and the book.

Franceschini, Pompilia, 1680-1698.

Cenci, Beatrice, 1577-1599.

Law--Italy.

Physical Description:

xv, 699 p. 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Chipman Law Publishing Company, 1925.

Notes:

"The Old yellow book is a collection of pamphlets relating to the trial of Guido Franceschini ... The eighteen pamphlets ... include three arguments by Archangeli and three by Spreti for the defense, and a summary of their evidence; two arguments by Gambi and three by Bottini for the Fisc or prosecution, with two summaries of their evidence; an extra-judicial anonymous pamphlet, no.10, written in support of Guido, with an anonymous answer to it, no.15, written in support of the prosecution. After which come Lamparelli's argument in vindication of Pompilia's reputation and the Instrument of final judgment absolving her ... The chronological order of the arguments is not the same as that in which they are bound together in the Old yellow book."--p.[25]-28.

Appendices: The case of Beatrice Cenci.-- Original texts of the Corpus juris with a translation.-- Some of the principal original authorities.-- Glossary of technical and unusual words.

"Table of references": p.[ix]

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of the author.

OCLC:

2304101