Foreword In May of 1995 the Olin Foundation for Legal History organized a conferenee in Florenee Italy. The eonferenee which was called “History and European Private law: Common Methods and Principles”, drewparticipants from several European countries as well as from the United States. The conference provided a forum for an engaging exchange of thoughts and opinions which have stimulated further discussions. I want to thank all of the contributors and participants for making this conference possible. The conference papers are of impressive scholarly quality and their publication in this volume will make them available to a wide circle of reatfers. One of the articles. Systematik im Umbruch, by Carl Josefsson, was not presented at the conference, but its publication in this volume is nonetheless justified since it directly relates to the topic of the conference. Finally, I would like to express my deep gratitude to Professor Paolo Grossi, the director of Centro di Studi per la Storia del Pensiero Giuridico Moderno in Florence. His support and encouragement significantly contributed to making this conference a successful event in the academic scene in Europe. Berkeley, December 1996 Claes Peterson
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