COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
mediaCollectionId
WMUwmu~77~77
Medieval Document Collection
Collection
true
Identifier:
exwsms151_1r
resource_identifier
exwsms151_1r
Identifier
false
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 151
manuscript_identifier
MS 151
Manuscript Identifier
false
Title:
Letter, 30 November 1376, of Charles, V, King of France, recto
title
Letter, 30 November 1376, of Charles, V, King of France, recto
Title
false
Alternative Title:
MS 151, recto
alternate_title
MS 151, recto
Alternative Title
false
Incipit:
Charles par la grace de dieu roy de France
incipit
Charles par la grace de dieu roy de France
Incipit
false
Origin Date:
1376
date_original
1376
Origin Date
false
Origin Location:
Paris (France)
location__creation_site_
Paris (France)
Origin Location
false
Description:
Fourteenth-century letter of Charles V of France to the keeper of the royal salt store at Vernon of the River Seine discussing salt that has been smuggled into France.
description
Fourteenth-century letter of Charles V of France to the keeper of the royal salt store at Vernon of the River Seine discussing salt that has been smuggled into France.
Description
false
Provenance:
Produced in Paris, France for Charles V and witnessed by Bonsolas (Hugues Bonsolas, secretary to the king). Bonsolas' signature is at the bottom of the document. Dated 30 November 1376. A later hand inscribed "Charles V 31 [illegible]" in the bottom left corner. In pencil at the top left inscribed within a rectangle: "31 1376 November". In pencil on the recto: "November 1376." Purchased by Special Collections, Western Michigan University from the Mackus Company, Akron, Ohio on May 12, 2012.
provenance
Produced in Paris, France for Charles V and witnessed by Bonsolas (Hugues Bonsolas, secretary to the king). Bonsolas' signature is at the bottom of the document. Dated 30 November 1376. A later hand inscribed "Charles V 31 [illegible]" in the bottom left corner. In pencil at the top left inscribed within a rectangle: "31 1376 November". In pencil on the recto: "November 1376." Purchased by Special Collections, Western Michigan University from the Mackus Company, Akron, Ohio on May 12, 2012.
Provenance
false
Explicit:
parle roy Bonsolas.
explicit
parle roy Bonsolas.
Explicit
false
Extent:
1 leaf with plica
extent
1 leaf with plica
Extent
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, Medieval--France
subject
Manuscripts, Medieval--France
Subject
false
Subject:
Charles V, King of France, 1338-1380
subject
Charles V, King of France, 1338-1380
Subject
false
Subject:
Salt--Transportation
subject
Salt--Transportation
Subject
false
Subject:
Contraband trade
subject
Contraband trade
Subject
false
Subject:
Manuscripts, French--History--To 1500
subject
Manuscripts, French--History--To 1500
Subject
false
Language:
fre
language
fre
Language
false
Dimensions:
288 x 168 mm
section_title_english
288 x 168 mm
Dimensions
false
Material:
parchment
book_type
parchment
Material
false
Binding:
Remnants of glue on the back of the document, perhaps evidence of use as a pastedown of a previous display method.
binding
Remnants of glue on the back of the document, perhaps evidence of use as a pastedown of a previous display method.
Binding
false
Decoration Description:
Several letters feature exaggerated pen-flourished ascenders and descenders.
decoration
Several letters feature exaggerated pen-flourished ascenders and descenders.
Decoration Description
false
Description of Hands:
French cursive documentary script
description_of_hands
French cursive documentary script
Description of Hands
false
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
original_manuscript
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of
false
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 151, Western Michigan University Special Collections
original_manuscript
Manuscript 151, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Is Part Of
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
contributing_institution
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Date-Issued:
2013
date_digital
2013
Date-Issued
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
false
Format:
image/tiff
format
image/tiff
Format
false
Format-Extent:
636,249,635 bytes
format_extent
636,249,635 bytes
Format-Extent
false
Is Referenced By:
Bonsolas is mentioned in British Library Additional Charter 4328 and in Delise, L., ed. Mandemants et actes divers de Charles V (1364-1380). 1874: e. g. nos. 1334, 1355-6.
bibliography
Bonsolas is mentioned in British Library Additional Charter 4328 and in Delise, L., ed. Mandemants et actes divers de Charles V (1364-1380). 1874: e. g. nos. 1334, 1355-6.
Is Referenced By
false
Rights:
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
rights_management
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
Rights
false