Grimm, J., Grimm, W., & Tenggren, G. (1923). Grimm’s märchenschatz: ausgewählte kinder-und hausmärchen. Verlagsanstalt H. Klemm A.-G. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call number: MU KPB 053 – 0059
This collection of fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers offers a treasure trove of rules for readers. The moral or lesson in each story encapsulates rules of behavior for members of society. Readers were taught the rules through means of fictitious and fantastical story settings, yet those stories thoroughly mirrored the needs and expectations of…
Read MoreGrimm, J., Grimm, W., & Tenggren, G. (1923). Grimm’s märchenschatz: ausgewählte kinder-und hausmärchen. Verlagsanstalt H. Klemm A.-G. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call number: MU KPB 053 – 0055
This collection of fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers offers a treasure trove of rules for readers. The moral or lesson in each story encapsulates rules of behavior for members of society. Readers were taught the rules through means of fictitious and fantastical story settings, yet those stories thoroughly mirrored the needs and expectations of…
Read MoreGrimm, J., Grimm, W., & Tenggren, G. (1923). Grimm’s märchenschatz: ausgewählte kinder-und hausmärchen. Verlagsanstalt H. Klemm A.-G. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call number: MU KPB 053 -0045
This collection of fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers offers a treasure trove of rules for readers. The moral or lesson in each story encapsulates rules of behavior for members of society. Readers were taught the rules through means of fictitious and fantastical story settings, yet those stories thoroughly mirrored the needs and expectations of…
Read MoreGrimm, J., Grimm, W., & Tenggren, G. (1923). Grimm’s märchenschatz: ausgewählte kinder-und hausmärchen. Verlagsanstalt H. Klemm A.-G. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call number: MU KPB 053 – 0033
This collection of fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers offers a treasure trove of rules for readers. The moral or lesson in each story encapsulates rules of behavior for members of society. Readers were taught the rules through means of fictitious and fantastical story settings, yet those stories thoroughly mirrored the needs and expectations of…
Read MoreGrimm, J., Grimm, W., & Tenggren, G. (1923). Grimm’s märchenschatz: ausgewählte kinder-und hausmärchen. Verlagsanstalt H. Klemm A.-G. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call number: MU KPB 053 – 0025
This collection of fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers offers a treasure trove of rules for readers. The moral or lesson in each story encapsulates rules of behavior for members of society. Readers were taught the rules through means of fictitious and fantastical story settings, yet those stories thoroughly mirrored the needs and expectations of…
Read MoreGrimm, J. (1854). Deutsche rechtsaltertümer (2. Ausg.). In der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung. On loan from the University Library Nijmegen. Call number: NE 432 c 269
The Grimm brothers can be placed within the Germanist branch of the Historical School of legal science. This is evident in the Deutsche Rechtsalterthümer, wherein Jacob Grimm explored the “German” customs and practices that had shaped law in that specific part of Europe. This work, originally published in 1828, dealt with ancient legal practices. It…
Read MoreSanders, D., Grimm, J., & Grimm, W. (1852). Das deutsche wörterbuch von jacob und wilhelm grimm. Hoffman und Campe. On loan from the University Library Nijmegen. Call number: 1178 c 208
Encyclopedias and dictionaries excelled in assisting the legal community in the interpretation of laws. Analytical works of this sort therefore provided a more universal approach to different areas of law. The Deutsches Wörterbuch was a magnum opus to which a group of experts devoted their efforts for over a century. The Brothers Grimm began the…
Read MoreGrimm, J. (1853). Geschichte der deutschen sprache (2nd ed.). Hirzel. On loan from the University Library Nijmegen. Call number: NE 424 c 93
Language and law evolve through time as they adapt to societal changes. There is merit in tracing the evolution of law and language together in order to fully understand their meaning and scope. Jacob Grimm probably would have subscribed to the idea that an inadequate use of language can result in a dissociation of law…
Read MorePuchta, G.F. (1853). Pandekten. (A.A.F. Rudorff, Ed.) (7. verm. Aufl.). J.A. Barth. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call number: MR EAB 119
Georg Friedrich Puchta (1798-1846) was considered a champion of Roman law, and subscribed to the ideas of Savigny and the Historical School. Puchta, unlike many of his colleagues, was also engaged in the practical side of the law, serving as a judge for many years.The Lehrbuch der Pandekten was instrumental in presenting Roman law in…
Read MoreGuttentag. (1896). Bürgerliches gesetzbuch nebst einführungsgesetz: nach den beschlüssen des reichstags in dritter beratung: text-ausgabe (Ser. Guttentagsche sammlung deutsche reichsgesetze, nr. 38/39). (1896). Guttentag. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call number: MU AAA 652
The German Civil Code (BGB) took effect in 1900. It represented the culmination of a long process of codification of private law that can be traced back to the early nineteenth century. The German Code departed from the French model by offering a different structure, and a more elaborate, scientific wording for its content. The…
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