Some of you sent me references of law French, before the Christmas
break. I promised I would send a recapitulation of the bibliography
received. I hope I have not left too much aside, as I read my e-mail from 2
machines, and also store it in the two places... Anyway, it proved very
helpful, and I am sure that others will also benefit from these references.
I have left some of the details which you were kind enough to provide; this
explains why the references are not always presented in the same way.
Enjoy,
Luc Borot
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Baker, J. H., Manual of Law French, Aldershot, Hampshire: Gower Publishing
Group, Scolar Press, second edition 1990; ISBN 0-85967-745-1. It is quite
expensive (about $75 US).
Bouvier, John, A law dictionary, adapted to the Constitution and laws of
the United States of America, and of the several states of the American
union; with references to the civil and other systems of foreign law.
Philadelphia, T. and J. W. Johnson, 1839
NOTE: "Appendix. A dictionary of the Norman of Old French language. By
Robert Kelham ..."
Ronald Cantlie, "The French Language and the Common Law", 18 Manitoba L.J.
341 (1989)
Peter Goodrich, "Literacy and the Languages of the Early Common Law", 14
J.L. & Soc'y 422 (1987)
Kelham, Robert, A dictionary of the Norman or Old French language;
collected from such acts of Parliament, Parliament rolls, journals, acts of
state, records, law books, antient historians, and manuscripts as related
to this nation. To which are added the laws of William, the Conqueror, with
notes and references. By Robert Kelham. London, E. Brooke, 1779
NOTE: The part containing the laws of William the Conqueror has special
t.-p. and separate paging, and includes the text in Norman and the Latin
translation of Dr. Wilkins together with the English translation of Kelham
The law-French dictionary alphabetically digested : very useful for all
young students in the common laws of England. To which is added , The
law-Latin dictionary: being an alphabetical collection of such law-Latin
words as are found in several authentic manuscripts, and printed books of
precedents. London, D. Brown, J. Walthoe [etc.], 1718
NOTE: "The law-Latin dictionary" has special t.-p. Caption title for
Law-Latin dictionary reads: The Pleader's dictionary
Anglo-Norman dictionary / Modern Humanities Research Association in
conjunction with the Anglo-Norman Text Society ; under the general
editorship of Louise W. Stone and William Rothwell; prepared for the press
by T.B.W. Reid. London : Modern Humanities Research Association,
1977-Publications of the Modern Humanities Research Association.
NB: for this reference, I have lost the number of volumes. Sorry.
Percy Winfield's "The Chief Sources of English Legal History" (1925)
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