自12世纪以来，形式书一直是英美法律文学的主要内容. These books, often called books of precedents, 提供表格或样本文件，帮助律师准备法律文件. The proliferation of this type of source makes sense. Lawyers spend a great deal of time drafting pleadings, motions, briefs, contracts, articles of incorporation, bylaws--the list goes on.
Today, many sources of forms are digital (think of Westlaw’s FormFinder; annotated forms on Practical Law and Lexis Practice Advisor; and many others, both free and subscription), allowing for quick editing and customization. 本次展览着眼于这些需求电子资源的先驱，并考察了我们法律文献中为律师起草任务提供表格的悠久传统.
展览由劳雷尔·戴维斯策划，珍本图书馆长/法律参考馆员. It will remain on view until February 2017. Please come in and take a look!
The exhibit catalog is available to download.
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Ranulph de Glanville, Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus regni Angliae. London, [1554?].
最早的文书汇编是对判例和令状的汇编, 御前文书:可以在宫廷中提起诉讼的简短文书. 这是《电子游戏正规平台》的第一版印刷版, attributed to Ranulph de Glanville, Chief Justice under Henry II.
这篇论文本质上是一本程序手册和表格书, 有超过80个示范令状和评论，以指导在国王的法院从业者. Click on the image to view at a higher resolution.
Gift of Daniel R. Coquillette
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Registrum Omnium Brevium. London, 1634.
First printed in 1531 by William Rastell, the Registrum Omnium Brevium ("The Register of All Writs") is an early collection of writs; it had already been circulating in manuscript for centuries.
这个漂亮的1634年版本包含了数百份大法官文书, which would have originated a lawsuit, and some judicial writs, 一般是由法院在诉讼期间和判决后发出的.
Gift of Daniel R. Coquillette
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La Vieux Natura Brevium. London, 1584.
Natura Brevium was a selection of writs from the Registrum Omnium Brevium, supplied with commentary. This title, like so many in this exhibit, 在第一次印刷之前很久就以手稿的形式存在了吗. This early printed edition has a limp vellum binding.
Gift of Daniel R. Coquillette
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Anthony Fitzherbert, La Novel Natura Brevium. London, 1616.
1534年，英国法官兼学者安东尼·菲茨赫伯特出版了自己的《电子游戏正规平台》, his became known as the "new" or "nouvelle" natura brevium, and the original one became "old" or "vieux". Fitzherbert added notes on recent developments in the law.
展览中有1560年的版本，还有1616年的版本. It is annotated throughout, 通常是用手指(用手指指着读者感兴趣的文章)。.
Gift of Daniel R. Coquillette
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Sir Edward Coke, A Book of Entries. London, 1671.
取自卷上的条目(成为西装正式记录的羊皮纸卷), 像这本书这样的书提供了辩护的先例或形式，指导律师在为客户辩护的危险过程中巧妙地操作. Our copy of Coke’s work belonged to Levi Lincoln, 他是马萨诸塞州的革命者，也是托马斯·杰斐逊的司法部长.
This work was the successor to William Rastell’s earlier Collection of Entrees, also featured in this exhibit. 可口可乐在前言中声称，书中的任何条目此前都没有发表过. 这里提供的诉状可以看作是对他诉状的补充 Reports.
Gift of Daniel R. Coquillette
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Thomas Phayer, A Book of Presidents. London, 1641.
Form books were not limited to the world of litigation. First published in 1543, 法耶尔的判例书(通常拼写为“总统”)是第一本现代转让形式的合集. 它经历了许多版本，直到17世纪末被奥兰多·布里奇曼的版本所取代 Conveyances.
我们的抄本为英国法官兼学者弗雷德里克·波洛克所有. 这张图片显示了第一个先例，首先用拉丁语给出，然后被翻译成英语.
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[Joseph Story], American Precedents of Declarations. Boston, 1802.
Before the Revolution, 美国殖民地的律师依赖于重印的英文书籍的表格. 不久，需要一个国内来源，这是最重要的早期汇编.
这些表格来自于杰出的美国律师和SJC首席大法官, Theophilus Parsons. In the preface, 匿名的编者和编辑(通常被认为是约瑟夫·斯托里)注意到英文来源的不足, 其中“有用的东西被掩埋在一堆过时的知识和多余的细节中”."
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[Unknown compiler, perhaps William Pope, Jr.], Precedents. 1806.
这本个人的判例书大概是一个法律学徒用他工作的办公室的表格抄的, a common practice. 大多数形式来自18世纪下半叶著名的新泽西从业者. 其中大部分似乎起源于老理查德·斯托克顿.他是《电子游戏正规平台》的签署人，也是大陆会议的成员.
扉页上的注释表明这本书的先例, marked “Rebel Trophy” on the cover, 是1861年被联邦士兵在希尔顿黑德种植园的地板下发现的.
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Brooker Collection #1290, Complaint for Theft. Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1807.
Even with these books of precedents, 律师和法院官员(或他们的学徒或抄写员)仍然不得不花费大量的时间手工抄写表格. 预先印刷的法律表格(被称为“法律空白”)的发展可以节省更多的时间.
填写这张表格的治安法官似乎非常习惯于手写，他忘记了表格中包括一些语言，不得不划掉他的笔迹.
Gift of Robert E. Brooker III
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John Tremaine, 在刑事和民事事务中，国王的请求, Containing a Large Collection of Modern Precedents. London, 1723.
还编制了表格册，以满足刑事从业员的需要. 这是英国刑法最早的判例集之一. 先是以叛国罪起诉，然后是谋杀, robbery, conspiracy and much more.
这些表格是从年鉴和其他报告中记录的真实诉状中提取的. Tremaine包括案件的报告地点和通常如何解决(e).g., "This case is reported 3d Keble, 197...no Judgment; but the Court seemed inclined to give Judgment for the King").
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