Grotius

I acquired two versions of Grotius for my library.  One is the 1646 Latin edition prepared by Grotius:

Grotius 1646.  Photo: Daniel Lee, 2023.

The other is Barbeyrac's French translation of Grotius (which, in turn, would become the basis for later English translations).

Barbeyrac's translation of Grotius, 1729.  Photo: Daniel Lee, 2023.

Both are in fine condition, and I've been able to make good use of them for teaching and research.  They are both valuable, in particular, for their marginal citations and commentaries.  

These were the sources I used in a recent paper on Grotius I've been presenting at seminars and lectures in the past year.  Although, having spent a lot of time with these texts, I also find Grotius' discussion of rights limiting in some ways.  This has been supplemented by another text I've acquired and studied, his outline of Roman-Dutch law:  

The structural similarities across these works is revealing, but also shows how Grotius was consciously positioning himself against both Aristotle and Roman law.