COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwsms124_1v
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 124
Title:
Pension, 1475, from Charles the Bold to Vassal Ranlequin de Fontaines
Alternative Title:
MS 124, verso
Origin Date:
1475
Origin Location:
France
Description:
A French charter of Charles the Bold (1433-1477), last reigning Duke of Burgundy, granting a pension to his faithful vassal Ranlequin de Fontaines for wounds he received during military service. The military service probably included Charles' 1475 campaign in Lorraine. The document is signed by Charles and several of his important advisers including the Bishop of Tournai. Other names mentioned include: Master Pierre Bogart, Jehan Ondart, and J. Gros.
Provenance:
Written in Nancy, Duchy of Lorraine (Lothaire), modern day France in 1475. Document must have been written shortly after Charles' capture of Nancy in 1475, which he promptly lost to Rene II, Duke of Lorraine in 1476. The text reads: donne en notre ville de nan... (the rest of the word is cropped, but most likely refers to Nancy). "Copie" written in the same hand along the top; faded pencil inscription along the bottom; scribal inscription, in less formal hand just below text, "Ceste copie a este collotionne aux lesd. Originals par moy" followed by elaborate signature. Purchased by Special Collections, Waldo Library from Mackus Company, Fairlawn Ohio, in July of 2005.
Extent:
1 sheet
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval--France
Subject:
Charters
Subject:
Charles, Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477--Sources
Subject:
Military pensions--France
Subject:
France--History--15th century--Sources
Subject:
Manuscripts, French--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Language:
fre
Dimensions:
191 x 293 mm (framed 190 x 289 mm)
Material:
parchment
Binding:
Housed behind glass in a modern, wooden frame, visible on one side only; dealer's prospectus on back.
Description of Hands:
Written in Burgundian Bastard (cursiva media/libraria) script.
Additions and Marginalia:
Later inscriptions identifying the manuscript.
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 124, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2013
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
753,135,820 bytes
Is Referenced By:
Lepage, Henri. Les archives de Nancy, ou Documents inédits relatifs à l'histoire de cette ville. Nancy: L. Winer, 1865
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.
Pension, 1475, from Charles the Bold to Vassal Ranlequin de Fontaines
