Il Codice Civile, The First Translation of Napoleon's Code Civil

Sara V. Pic, Reference Librarian at the Law Library of Louisiana (400 Royal Street, New Orleans), assembled a unique exhibition on the Italian translation of the Napoleonic Code. TheIl Codice Civile exhibition can also be visited online.

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