A copy of the Pandects discovered accidentally about theyear 1137, at Ainalphi, a town iu Italy, near Salerno. From Amalphi, the copy found itsway to Pisa, and, Pisa having submitted to the Florentines in 1400, the copy wasremoved in great triumph to Florence. By direction of the magistrates of the town, itwas immediately bound in a superb manner. and deposited In a costly chest. Formerly.these Pandects were shown only by torch-light, in the presence of two magistrates, andtwo Cistercian monks, with their heads uncovered. They have been successivelycollated by Politian, Bolognini. and Antonius Augustinus. An exact copy of them waspublished in 1553 by Franciseus Taurellus. For its accuracy and beauty, this editionranks high among the ornaments of the press. Brenchman. who collated the manuscriptabout 1710. refers it to the sixth century. Butl. TTor. .Tur. 90. 91.
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