Originally a translation of Karl-Salomon Zachariä's Handbuch des französischen Civilrechts, the work became increasingly independent from its German template, being republished as late as 1964–73 in an incomplete 7th edition.
Initially based on Karl-Salomon Zachariä's French Civil Law manual, the text gradually diverged from its German roots and was later republished between 1964 and 1973 in a fragmented 7th edition.