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The Van Zyl Collection of Legal Antiquarian Materials donation

The Van Zyl Collection of Legal Antiquarian Materials was a significant donation by Rt Hon Gideon Brand van Zyl in June 1949.

The Van Zyl Collection of Legal Antiquarian Materials donation

The Van Zyl Collection of Legal Antiquarian Materials was a significant donation by Rt Hon Gideon Brand van Zyl in June 1949.

June 1949

1940s

Van Zyl Collection of Legal Antiquarian Materials

Hiddingh Hall

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Title	Alternate label	Class
Corporis iuris civilis editio nova, prioribus correctior, Corpus Juris Civilis 1663-64. Brand van Zyl collection		Image
Observantien vande Keyserlyke Praktyke by Andreas Gail, 1583. The earliest book in the Brand van Zyl collection		Image
16th-century hand-illustrated book		Image
Praxis rerum criminalium, a rare book in the Brand van Zyl Law Library		Image