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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Justini Historiæ Philippicæ''}}
===by Marcus Junianus Justinus===
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Justin. 12mo." [[Thomas Jefferson]] gave Wythe's copy to his grandson [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]]. The precise work and edition owned by Wythe are unknown. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe Member: George Wythe]," accessed on July 31, 2015.</ref> on LibraryThing lists ''D. Justiniani Institutionum libri quatuor'' &mdash; a version of the ''Institutes'' of Justinian &mdash; and indicates the edition is unknown. The [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> includes instead a 1672 edition of ''Justini Historiæ Philippicæ'' published in Amsterdam based on a copy owned by Jefferson. The Wolf Law Library agreed with Brown's choice of Justinus for this entry in Jefferson's inventory. Wythe owned a wide selection of classical authors and, logically, he would have owned a copy of ''Justini Historiæ Philippicæ''. Also, Wythe owned other copies of Justinian's ''Institutes'' which Thomas Jefferson inherited, including ''[[Four Books of Justinian's Institutions|D. Justiniani Institutionum libri quatuor]]''. Jefferson listed that title in his inventory as "[H]arris’s Justinian. 4to.", spelling out Justinian completely. He also gave Wythe's Roman law books to [[James Dinsmore]] while the majority of Wythe's classical histories went to Thomas Jefferson Randolph. 

Because we do not know which edition of ''Justini Historiæ Philippicæ'' Wythe owned, the Wolf Law Library purchased an available version published in Amsterdam in 1694.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in contemporary full sprinkled calf, decorative gilt spine with five raised bands and black label.

View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/Record/4132256 William & Mary's online catalog].

==See also==
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==References==
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[[Category:Ancient History]]
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]