The HLS Library’s Historical & Special Collections department is always in search of material that shows how people thought about and understood the law throughout recorded history. A current exhibit highlights some new and unusual acquisitions, many of which were meant to be accessible to people untrained in the law. They tell a story, through words and illustrations, of the sometimes cumbersome, sometimes harsh ways justice was executed in different societies and eras.
Teaching & Learning
![The account of Elizabeth Brownrigg, executed after she was found guilty of causing the death of a servant she had been torturing](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Brownrigg_13901579_TP_bw.jpg)
Of Sammelbands, Coutumes and Broadsides
The HLS Library showcases unusual and telling works on the law