COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exws_nb_MS6_Obit_bk
Manuscript Identifier:
Newberry / WMU MS 6
Title:
Obit book of the Parish Church of Saint-Martin and Saint-Magne in Nangis
Alternative Title:
Martyrologe de Nangis terres de l'eglise de Nangis
Alternative Title:
Newberry Library. Manuscript. Case MS 212
Alternative Title:
Western Michigan University / Newberry Library. Joint Purchase. MS 6
Origin Date:
1285?
Origin Location:
Nangis (France)
Description:
Register of anniversary days when services are to be performed for the dead. Mainly comprised of a calendar which mentions for each day the names of the donors to be honored by a mass, or the names of the relevant saints honored locally. Some of the donors listed have been crossed out, their donation having expired, and other prestigious families such as the Montmorency-Bouchard family, have been respectfully preserved. The register also contains various prayers and a list of the land owned by the parish church of Nangis. Last two leaves damaged by worms with some loss of text.
Provenance:
Written in Nangis, France over the period of the late 13th to early 16th centuries. Jointly purchased by Western Michigan University and the Newberry Library in 2007.
Extent:
37 unnumbered leaves
Subject:
Catholic Church--France--Nangis--Prayers and devotions--Early works on 1800
Subject:
Necrologies--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Church records and registers--France--Nangis--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Benefactors--France--Nangis--Registers--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Fasts and feats--Catholic Church--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Devotional calendars--Catholic Church--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Subject:
France--Church history--Sources
Subject:
Manuscripts (document genre)--France--Nangis--1285-1599
Language:
lat
Language:
fre
Dimensions:
202 x 147 mm (written space 150 x 118 mm), bound to 212 x 156 mm
Material:
parchment
Collation:
1² 2⁸ 3-5⁸ 6⁴ (-4)
Foliation:
37 + ii (paper, laid in);
Binding:
Contemporary binding of tawed leather over beveled wooden boards; marks from a clasp once on edge of front cover; inscription on front cover: Martyrologe de Nangis terres de l'eglise de Nangis.
Decoration Description:
"KL" symbols for each month in large red letters. Written in long lines; ruled in plummet for 24 lines.
Description of Hands:
Written in a gothic hand in red and light brown ink with some later entries in black ink by a wide variety of hands.
Is Part Of:
Newberry Library
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 006, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2019
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Is Referenced By:
Newberry Library. "[Obit book of the Parish Church of Saint-Martin and Saint-Magne in Nangis]." Newberry Online Catalog. https://i-share.car… (accessed: August 20, 2019)
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.