In 1913, Iosif Pokrovsky (1868 – 1920), a Russian legal expert, doctor of Roman law, created one of the best jurisprudential textbook in Russian. His scientific work is notable for the breadth of subject and survey, description of the trends in legal and national development, as well as the story of the Roman law destiny after the fall of the ancient world and the pursuit of its continuation in the modern world. Undoubtedly, the Roman law has a special place in the world history. Once consistent, it managed to stand in service of legal systems of most of today’s states.

This collectors’ edition will be appreciated not only by a lawyer, but by any well educated person.

Rarely a book establishes a reputation as classics in the lifetime of its author, by “The History of the Crusades” definitely did. Joseph Francois Michaud (1767 – 1839) with all his skill of a masterful artist featured a 3D image of religious wars of the 11^th to 13^th centuries. Dramatic pieces on ecclesiastic upsurges in Europe and pure belief in the great idea keep their relevance even today. In the book, the reader will find stories about the Era of Romanticism, its chivalry and acts of bravery, heroism and recklessness, contradictions and contrasts. This finely designed edition will find its place in a library of any esthetician or history lover.