Albericus or Alberico de Rosate (or Rosciate; c. 1290 – 1354 or 1360) was an Italian

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Early life and education

He was born in the village of

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(Rosciate) in the district of

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, and was of humble parentage. He studied law under

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and Riccardus Malumbra at the

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,Ken Pennington
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where he gained the degree of

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, without, however, becoming a teacher. Albericus also studied under Ranieri di Forlì and had contact with

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. In the 1310s he returned to Bergamo, where he was a lawyer and took part in various public affairs. He was employed in particular by

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of Milan, and after Galeazzo's death by

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and the latter's brother John, Bishop of Novara. In 1331 and 1333 he was involved in reforming Bergamo's civil statutes, and he was sent several times (in 1335, 1337–38 and 1340–41) as ambassador to

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's court at

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Later years

In his later years Albericus devoted himself especially to scientific literary labours. The last certain report concerning his life belongs to the year 1350, when he went with his sons to Rome to attend the

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. He died in

in the late 1350s.

Works

His writings won him a high reputation, especially among practical jurists. Special mention should be made of his commentaries on the ''Digests'' and the ''

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'', which were often printed later, as at

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(1517, 1545–48); the "Opus Statutorum" (Como 1477; Milan, 1511); and the ''Dictionarium'', a collection of maxims of law as well as a dictionary, which was often reprinted.

Editions

*''Quaestiones statutorum'' ** *''Commentaria'' ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *''Dictionarium iuris tam civilis quam canonici'' ** ** *''Codice Grumelli'' *''De accenti'', breve trattato grammaticale *''De aspiratione'', breve trattato grammaticale *''De orthographia'', breve trattato grammaticale *''De regulis iuris''.

References

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External links

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Complete works and editions by Albericus de Rosate at ParalipomenaIuris
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosate, Albericus de 1290 births 1350s deaths People from the Province of Bergamo 14th-century Italian jurists