MONTANO, Paulo; GUTIÉRREZ, Joann and CAVALCANO, Borgnino. Tractatus de Tutore, Curatore, et Usufructu Mulieri Relicto. Published in Coloniae allobrogum [Geneva], by Samuelis de Tournes, in 1675. In-folio, full brown basane, ribbed spine set with a gilt frieze, double filleted bands, title in gold lettering, speckled edges (period binding). 2 ff. (Index), 852 pages, engraved title vignette with Stoic motto: "Quod tibi fieri non vis, alteri ne feceris" ("Don't do to others what you don't want done to you"), engraved headbands, ornamented lettrines and endpapers. Title page printed in black and red. Text in Latin, on two columns. Binding rubbed, upper headband gone, some scratches and tears on boards, corners bumped. Freckling, small light wetness in margins on some pages. Fine Geneva edition of this collection of civil law written in Latin by a group of jurisconsults. It deals in particular with the legal status of widowed women, inheritance rights, guardianship and curatorship, and usufruct jurisprudence. Handwritten bookplate on title page. Solid binding despite signs of wear, bright gilding.