Current Exhibit:
William Blackstone's Commentaries on the
Laws of England
Past Displays:
The Emergence of the Common Law of England
More on the Common Law of England
Cuneiform Tablets from Ancient Babylonia
1930 Creighton Law Library Article
1752 Indenture for an Attorney's Apprentice
Welcome to the Venteicher Rare Book Collection! The collection, housed in the Rare Book
Room, is comprised of approximately 750 books and a variety of documents, primarily
British legal texts and treatises from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The collection
contains the classics of British legal jurisprudence from Bracton, Littleton, Coke and
Blackstone, to name a few. You are invited to browse through our virtual displays to
learn more about legal history and the collection.