The Commentaria of Lucas de Penna in the gloss of Gregory López

Abstract

Lucas de Penna was considered by von Savigny one of the most important, independent, and original jurists of the 14th Century. Lucas’ Commentaria on the Tres Libri Codicis were included by the Spanish jurist Gregory López in his gloss to the Siete Partidas (1555). These references were a clear example of the prestige reached by Lucas de Penna, the jurist from Abruzzo, not limited only to the Italian peninsula, but also in France and Spain. The 16th Century was the golden age for Lucas de Penna’s chef-d’oeuvre, but in the following centuries the Commentaria were gradually forgotten.