Detail View: Medieval Document Collection: Legal Complaint, 1386 May 10, of the Bishop of the Church in Nevers
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Identifier:
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exwsms123_1v
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Manuscript Identifier:
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MS 123
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Title:
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Legal Complaint, 1386 May 10, of the Bishop of the Church in Nevers
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Alternative Title:
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MS 123, verso
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Incipit:
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Charles par la grace de dieu Roy de france
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Origin Date:
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1386
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Origin Location:
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Paris (France)
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Description:
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Fourteenth century, French legal complaint brought by King Charles VI, on behalf of the Bishop of the royally founded church in Nevers (Cottineau 2: 2064) for serfs' failure to pay taxes to the church. See bibliographic file for complete transcription, translation, and description.
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Provenance:
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Written in France and dated 10 May 1386. Inscription in French on the reverse: "complainte en cas de saisine et de nouvellite levesque doyen et chapitre de nevers contre plusieurs hommes des villes nomees en ycelle et est de date du xieme de may lan 1386." See bibliographic file for translation. Purchased by Special Collections, Waldo Library from Mackus Company, Fairlawn Ohio, June 2005.
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Extent:
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1 sheet
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Subject:
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Manuscripts, Medieval--France
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Subject:
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Legal documents--France--History
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Subject:
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Charles VI, king of France, 1368-1422--Sources
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Language:
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fre
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Dimensions:
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262 x 425 mm
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Material:
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parchment
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Binding:
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Housed under glass in a modern, wooden frame (295 x 500 mm), visible on one side only; dealer's prospectus on back.
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Description of Hands:
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French secretary script (cursiva media)
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Additions and Marginalia:
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Later inscriptions identifying the manuscript.
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Is Part Of:
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Medieval Document Collection
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Is Part Of:
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Manuscript 123, Western Michigan University Special Collections
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Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Date-Issued:
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2013
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Type:
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Text
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Format:
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image/tiff
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Format-Extent:
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1,527,339,346 bytes
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Is Referenced By:
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Marolles, M. de, and Georges soultrait. Inventaire des titres. Nevers: Impr. De P. Fay, 1873.
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Rights:
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Copyright 2013 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, all rights reserved. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries, Digitization Center: lib-dc@wmich.edu
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