Allegory of Justice (detail)
by MEI, Bernardino, Oil on canvas
The open book seen lower left is the Institutes of Justinian, a section of the Corpus Juris Civilis, a codification of Roman law ordered by the Emperor Justinian I in the sixth century.
The open book seen lower left is the Institutes of Justinian, a section of the Corpus Juris Civilis, a codification of Roman law ordered by the Emperor Justinian I in the sixth century.