Insurance in Elizabethan England The London Code |
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| Author:
| Rossi, Guido |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in English Legal History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-28267-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2017 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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The early history of English insurance is mostly unknown. Using new and extensive archival material, Guido Rossi examines the first insurance code to be written and used in England and demonstrates both its deep links with continental practice and the very marginal role played by the common law.
The early history of English insurance is mostly unknown. Using new and extensive archival material, Guido Rossi examines the first insurance code to be written and used in England and demonstrates both its deep links with continental practice and the very marginal role played by the common law.