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Cover illustration: Irnerius (circa 1050–1130), founder of the School of Glossators in Bologna. Detail of a painting by Luigi Serra (1886).
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Names: Biagi, Francesco, editor. | Frosini, Justin Orlando, editor. | Mazzone, Jason, 1970- editor.
Title: Comparative constitutional history / edited by Francesco Biagi, Justin O. Frosini, and Jason Mazzone.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020- | Series: History of European political and constitutional thought, 2589-5966 ; volume 3 | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020022169 (print) | LCCN 2020022170 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004392113 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004435315 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Constitutional law. | Constitutional history. | Separation of powers. | Constitutional courts. | Federal government.
Classification: LCC K3161 .C6625 2020 (print) | LCC K3161 (ebook) | DDC 342.02/9–dc23
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