Sketching the history of Roman private law from the Twelve Tables to modern times, this book sets out the elements of the system. It does not attempt to summarize the whole law, but explains and evaluates its most characteristic and influential features.[...]

Wood and other structural lignocellulose biomaterials are renewable resources that provide sustainable products that require considerably less energy to manufacture into useable products than other alternatives produced from nonrenewable resources. However, these materials are readily biodegradable [...]