Journal article
A True Companion to the Corpus Iuris Hibernici
Peritia, Vol.19, pp.136-163
2005
Abstract
This is a review of Liam Breatnach’s A companion to the Corpus iuris hibernici (Dublin 2005). His book provides a survey of the content of Binchy’s Corpus iuris hibernici (Dublin 1978). It identifies the surviving materials for individual Brehon law tracts, including the tracts of the Senchas már. It also provides diplomatic transcriptions of texts from legal manuscripts absent from the Corpus. The present article argues that the Senchas már consisted of three tiers of tracts and that these three tiers are so aligned that they form eight groups of six tracts each. Each group focuses on a particular section of the law.
Details
- Title
- A True Companion to the Corpus Iuris Hibernici
- Authors/Creators
- N. McLeod (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Peritia, Vol.19, pp.136-163
- Publisher
- Brepols Publishers
- Identifiers
- 991005541662207891
- Copyright
- Medieval Academy of Ireland
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Law
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Note
- Peritia: Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland
- Publisher URL
- http://brepols.metapress.com/home/main.mpx
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