COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwsms118_1r
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 118
Title:
Papal Bull, 1257 May 22, for the Cistercian Abbey of Jouy-en-Brie
Alternative Title:
MS 118, recto
Incipit:
ALEXANDER episcopus seruus servorum dei
Author:
Alexander IV, Pope, -1261
Origin Date:
1257
Origin Location:
Rome (Italy)
Description:
Thirteenth-century, Italian papal bull addressed to the Cistercian Abbey of Jouy-en-Brie (Cottineau 1:1492) giving permission to celebrate divine office in their remote farms and places which are not easily accessible to parish churches. An 11-word French inscription along the top begins: Bulle de pape... Inscriptions on the dorse read: Alexander Pape Bulle_Jouy and an illegible medieval inscription.
Provenance:
Produced in Rome and dated 22 May 1257 in the document. Purchased by Special Collections, Waldo Library from Mackus Company, Fairlawn Ohio in May of 2003.
Extent:
1 sheet
Subject:
Bulls, Papal
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin--Italy
Subject:
France--History--13th century
Subject:
Catholic Church--History--Sources
Subject:
Cistercians--France
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Language:
lat
Dimensions:
190 x 243 mm (framed 281 x 355 mm)
Material:
parchment
Binding:
Housed in a modern mat frame. Bulla missing, holes for seal cords visible. Parchment tie still attached to lower corner.
Decoration Description:
2-line, pen-flourished "A" opens the text; other single color, single line, pen-flourished initials passim.
Description of Hands:
Written in papal documentary script.
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 118, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2013
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
653,993,811 bytes
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.
Papal Bull, 1257 May 22, for the Cistercian Abbey of Jouy-en-Brie
