The Old yellow book
Subtitle: source of Browning's The ring and the book, a new translation with explanatory notes and critical chapters upon the poem and its source
By: by John Marshall Gest.
Contributors: Gest, John Marshall, 1859-1934, ed. and tr.; Franceschini, Guido, conte, 1657-1698, defendant.
Publisher: Chipman Law Publishing Company
Published: 1925
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 699
Subjects: Browning, Robert, 1812-1889.; Franceschini, Pompilia, 1680-1698.; Cenci, Beatrice, 1577-1599.; Trials (Murder) -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century -- Sources.; Law -- Italy.
Notes: "Table of references": p.[ix]
"The Old yellow book is a collection of pamphlets relating to the trial of Guido Franceschini ... The eighteen pamphlets ... include three arguments by Archangeli and three by Spreti for the defense, and a summary of their evidence; two arguments by Gambi and three by Bottini for the Fisc or prosecution, with two summaries of their evidence; an extra-judicial anonymous pamphlet, no.10, written in support of Guido, with an anonymous answer to it, no.15, written in support of the prosecution. After which come Lamparelli's argument in vindication of Pompilia's reputation and the Instrument of final judgment absolving her ... The chronological order of the arguments is not the same as that in which they are bound together in the Old yellow book."--p.[25]-28.
Appendices: The case of Beatrice Cenci.-- Original texts of the Corpus juris with a translation.-- Some of the principal original authorities.-- Glossary of technical and unusual words.