The first serious attempt to get to grips with Francois Hotman’s devastating critique of the Roman lawbooks produced under the aegis of the Emperor Justinian I, and their use in the France of Hotman’s day.

Howell A. Lloyd, D.Phil. (Oxford, 1964), is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Hull, UK. His publications - monographs, edited works and numerous articles, on subjects ranging from Welsh to European history, from social and economic questions to military affairs, state institutions and political ideas, include Jean Bodin, 'This Pre-eminent Man of France': An Int...