Accursius

For other uses, see Accursius (disambiguation).
Accursius by Cristofano dell'Altissimo.
The grave for Accursius and for his son Franciscus, in Bologna, Italy.

Accursius[1] (in Italian Accursio or Accorso di Bagnolo; c. 1182 – 1263) was an Italian jurist. He is notable for his organization of the glosses, the medieval comments on Justinian's codification of Roman law, the Corpus Juris Civilis. He was not proficient in the classics, but he was called "the Idol of the Jurisconsults".

  1. ^ Later sources attribute to him – without a historical basis – the first name of "Franciscus", as well as surnames such as "Bonus" or "Azoninus".