Codex Germaniae diplomaticus, worinnen viele vortreffliche, und zum Theil noch niemahls zum Vorschein gekommene, auch zur Illustration der Teutschen Reichs-Historie und Juris Publici, höchstnöthige Documenta enthalten sind, ... nebst Elenchis und einem Haupt-Register ...

The Codex Germaniae diplomaticus stands as a significant contribution to eighteenth-century German legal and historical scholarship. Published in Frankfurt and Leipzig, this expansive compilation was designed to bring together scattered and previously unpublished documents essential for the study of the Holy Roman Empire’s history and public law. By curating these primary sources, the editors sought to provide scholars and jurists with a foundational reference set that would clarify the complex diplomatic and political evolution of the German territories.

The design of the work reflects the encyclopedic ambitions of the Enlightenment-era legal tradition, prioritizing accessibility and systematic order through the inclusion of detailed registers and indices. It was received by contemporary historians as an indispensable tool for research, serving as a primary repository of imperial documentation. Its historical value persists as a testament to the rigorous, if dense, documentary methodologies employed by jurists of the period to stabilize and interpret the legal framework of the German Empire.