The Community of the College of Justice: Edinburgh and the Court of Session, 1687-1808

by John Finlay

Book Overview

This study investigates the important role of Scotland's College of Justice members in the cultural and economic flowering of Scotland as a whole, and Edinburgh in particular, and argues that a single Law institution had a marked influence on the Scottish cultural landscape to the present day. The Court of Session records, uncovered by John Finlay, show a cross-section of Scottish society experiencing Edinburgh's legal processes in the 18th century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748645772
• ISBN13: 9780748645770
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher