The Law's Lumber Room (Registro nro. 96555)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | KD |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Watt, Francis, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1849-1927 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Law's Lumber Room |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2017-10-09 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Benefit of clergy -- Peine forte et dure -- A passage in Shakespeare (fines and recoveries) --The custom of the manor -- Deodands -- The law of the forest -- Par nobile fratrum (John Doe and Richard Roe) -- Sanctuary -- Trial by ordeal -- Wager of battle -- The press gang -- Sumptuary laws. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by deaurider, David E. Brown and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Law's Lumber Room" by Francis Watt is a collection of essays on legal history written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the often archaic and curious aspects of English law, exploring peculiar legal terms, antiquated practices, and the evolution of various laws that have shaped the justice system over time. The book aims to reveal the romance hidden within the dry bones of legal history, shedding light on its more colorful and controversial aspects. The opening of the book introduces the metaphor of a lumber room filled with discarded statutes and outdated legal practices, suggesting that the complexities of law are often overlooked yet harbor fascinating stories. Watt discusses the concept of "Benefit of Clergy," a legal privilege allowing certain individuals to evade harsher penalties, and recounts its historical context as a remnant from a time when the church played a significant role in legal proceedings. He touches upon the quirks and contradictions of this practice, illustrating both the absurdities and the grim realities of how justice was administered in earlier centuries. Overall, the beginning sets the tone for a reflective exploration of historical legal practices, aiming to captivate readers with tales of law that are as peculiar as they are fascinating. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Law -- Great Britain |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55724">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55724</a> |
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