This a unique volume that includes over 70 translations of works found in manuscripts and early printed editions Written in Latin, these texts of major and minor jurists cover a wide range of subjects from legal training to civil and criminal procedure to serfdom and citizenship to family matters (e.g., paternal power, illegitimacy, marriage, dowries, inheritance, and support). There is no equivalent in Italian or any modern language. Beyond its intrinsic intellectual worth and imposing historical legacy, medieval Italian jurisprudence provides an engrossing portrait of a society in which private and public disputes were resolved in accordance with well-established and clearly defined laws and procedures and public officials were held accountable for their decisions and actions. The volume offers the reader a view of legality as an operative force in medieval Italy in contrast to the perception in the United States of Italy past (Machiavelli) and present (Mafia) as a basically a lawless nation—a perception constantly fed by the media and film, and, of course, The Godfather and The Sopranos.