COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwsms122_1v
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 122
Title:
Catalonian Legal Document : sale of fortified land
Alternative Title:
MS 122, verso
Origin Date:
between 1040 and 1060
Origin Location:
Catalonia
Description:
Eleventh-century Catalonian legal document for the sale of a parcel of fortified land with 10 notarial signatures and name of the scribe.
Provenance:
Produced in Catalonia, probably 1046; date based on later inscription just below the main text in lead: "subirats vila franca del Renedy? Any [sp?] 1-46." Name of scribe written in the same hand as the main text: "MIRONIE bi qui ista castra francha rogitus scripsit et sub die et anno quod supra." Related to MS 121; Mirone is mentioned in both charters. In this charter, his surname is mentioned (Geribertus). Purchased by Special Collections, Waldo Library from the Mackus Company, Fairlawn Ohio, May 2004.
Extent:
1 sheet
Subject:
Catalonia (Spain)--History--11th century--Sources
Subject:
Land grants--Spain--Catalonia
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Spain--Catalonia
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subject:
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Language:
lat
Dimensions:
125 x 345 mm (framed 320 x 420 mm)
Material:
parchment
Binding:
Housed in a modern document holder with a mat frame and sealed behind plastic; one side visible only.
Description of Hands:
Written in Carolingian Minuscule of a low grade.
Additions and Marginalia:
Inscription below the main text indicates a possible date and a signature presumably of the scribe.
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 122, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2013
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
595,634,347 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.
Catalonian Legal Document : sale of fortified land
