Francis De Zulueta, i ‘Dioscuri di Oxford’ e l’edizione dei papiri di Ossirinco

The paper traces a brief overview of the fundamental contribution given to the study of Roman law by the discovery of papyri and reconstructs a fruitful season of research during the so-called Century of Papyrology. In particular, against the broader background of the Wissenschaftsgeschichte of Roman law in the first half of the 20th century, the results proposed in a recently published monograph are analysed and some reflections on the role of modern Juristic Papyrology are proposed in the light of a renewed study of the sources of Roman law.