Grotius 1720 with Gronovius and Barbeyrac
An early Christmas present to myself: I am working with some of the early commentators on Grotius. I found an important edition of DJBP in Germany: This is the 1720 Amsterdam edition: It includes Gronovius's whole commentary, as well as Barbeyrac's first edits of the Grotius text in Latin. This is one of several editions with commentaries that I've acquired. The Gronovius is particularly useful: It explains a lot of the more obscure passages in Grotius for a readership familiar with classical philosophy and law. Pufendorf, who likely interacted with Gronovius when the former was in Leiden, likely used the Gronovius commentaries in his own reworking of the system of natural law. For a modern reader of Grotius, the Gronovius is indispensable. Here are some parts of the text I've been spending a lot of time with recently: Grotius I, 1, §7 Grotius I, 1, §8 Grotius II, 12, §§2-3: Taxonomy of contracts This volume also contains two other essays - Mare Liber...
