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Tenancy scroll

Subject: Land tenure, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Rent
Language: French and Latin
Date created: May 31, 1443
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 1 scroll ; 64 x 26 cm
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance: Gift of John Peterson, September 2018.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: manuscripts (documents), legal documents, leases, documents (object genre), signatures (names), and scrolls (information artifacts)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2018-057; Item: 1.1
Fonds Title: John Peterson collection
Fonds Identifier: SC572
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/john-peterson-collection
Date Digitized: 2025-11
Technical Note: Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600DPI Tif settings (1/15; 251; bent5; camera height 900). Scanned under glass. Took additional photo with Samsung camera phone (72 dpi JPG) to show writing inside fold at base. Digitization by LG and PD. Metadata by KD.

Book of Hours (Use of Troyes)

Subject: Prayers and devotions, Books of hours, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Catholic Church
Creator: Duc de La Valliere
Contributor: Master of the Troyes Missal
Language: Latin and French
Date created: approximately 1460 to approximately 1470
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Text
Identifier: Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.8 and Call number: BX2080 T76 1460
Extent: 1 volume; parchment, 163 x 120 mm
Geographic Coverage: France--Troyes
Coordinates: 48.30073,4.08524
Additional Physical Characteristics: Bound in nineteenth century red morocco; gilt-stamped border of vine leaves with corner flowers on front and back; spine with four raised bands and gilt stamping; all edges gilt. Inscription on front flyleaf: "Ce Manuscrit a appartenu au Duc de la Vallie`re qui...
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance: Purchased by University of Victoria in 2017 from Les Enluminures.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: illuminated manuscripts
Is Referenced By: Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
Date Digitized: 2019-07-30/2019-08-06
Transcript: List of contents (updated from bookseller description) and transcription of fols. 76r 87r (French prayers) by Mary Johnson, as part of coursework for a manuscript studies course with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), December 2018, is available here:...
Technical Note: Scanned on TTI/betterlight system at 600 dpi TIFF (camera height 600, 1/20; 303; bent5). Book rested on cradle; pages held in place as needed by clear acetate. Scanned 30 July - 6 Aug 2019 PD. Metadata by KD.

Toll Register, Serrières (Ardèche)

Alternative Title: [Toll Register, Serrières (Ardèche)], Register of toll (péage) charges collected at Serrières on the Rhône River for the years 1527-1530.
Subject: Inland water transportation--Transit charges, Tolls, Economics, Inland water transportation--Transit charges--Accounting, and Economic history
Language: French
Date created: 1527 to 1530
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Text
Identifier: Call Number: HE197 F73T65 1530 and Shelf Mark: Ms.Fr.1
Extent: 95 following, preceded by a blank flyleaf, complete, in very regular quires (i-xii8, xiii4), on paper ; 21 cm
Geographic Coverage: France--Ardèche, France--Ardèche--Serrières, and Europe--Rhône River
Coordinates: 44.66667, 4.33333
Additional Physical Characteristics: "Written in a cursive script in brown ink on long lines, various numbers of lines per page. Bound in a contemporary full limp vellum, wallet binding, a cord on the over-flap wrapped around the register, smooth spine with stitching left apparent, inscription in brown...
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: manuscripts (documents) and registers (lists)
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/ms-fr-1.php
Date Digitized: 2022-01-17
Transcript: Partial transcription of fols. 1r-4r4 by Danielle Aftias, as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), December 2016, available here: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/ms-fr-1_fol1-4.pdf
Technical Note: Scanned on Betterlight/TTI (1/20; 246; bent5 tone; camera height 800) 600 DPI Tiff by PD. Metadata by KD.

Rent book

Subject: Manuscripts, Medieval, Rent charges, Landlord and tenant, and Rent
Language: French and Latin
Date created: approximately 1578 to approximately 1579
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 43 pages ; 21 x 15 cm
Additional Physical Characteristics: Pages 019-021 and 032-038 are blank pages.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance: Gift of John Peterson, September 2018.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: signatures (names), rent, manuscripts (documents), and documents (object genre)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2018-057; Item: 1.2
Fonds Title: John Peterson collection
Fonds Identifier: SC572
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/john-peterson-collection
Date Digitized: 2025-11
Technical Note: Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600DPI Tif by LG and PD. Metadata by KD.

Pro rege infirmo

Alternative Title: Book of hours : a decorated prayer book
Subject: Catholic Church, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Prayers and devotions, Fidelis, of Sigmaringen, Saint, 1577-1622, Manuscripts, Latin, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic, Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Sacred music, Joseph, of Leonessa, Saint, 1556-1612, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Devotional literature, Felix, of Cantalice, Saint, 1515-1587, Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270, Books of hours, and Christian saints
Language: French and Latin
Date created: 1600s
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Text
Identifier: Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.10 and Call Number: BX2080 P76 1610
Extent: 27 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, music ; 26 cm
Geographic Coverage: France
Coordinates: 46, 2
Additional Physical Characteristics: In near-contemporary leather and paper binding. Coat of arms affixed to front board depicts a knight's helmet above a green-painted shield, presenting a rooster resting atop a castle flanked by two lions and three fleur-de-lis, all in yellow on a red field. Spine...
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance: Purchased from Hindman on the Medieval Manuscripts Fund.
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: manuscripts (documents), leather bindings (bookbindings), scores (documents for music), illuminated manuscripts, decorated initials, religious texts, and books of hours
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/ms-lat-10.php
Date Digitized: 2023-03-10
Technical Note: Scanned on Betterlight/TTI 600 DPI TIFF (1/20; 263; copy4 tone; camera height 1200) by PD. Metadata by KD.

Early modern French legal document (1634)

Subject: Law
Language: French
Date created: 1634?
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 1 leaf ; 22 x 48 cm
Additional Physical Characteristics: Double sided.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: documents (object genre), manuscripts (documents), legal documents, and autographs (manuscripts)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2023-028
Fonds Title: 17th Century Document collection
Fonds Identifier: SC688
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/17th-century-document-collection-2
Date Digitized: 2024-08
Technical Note: 600 DPI TIF, scanned on Betterlight TTI by PD/LG. Metadata by KD. RBMS CVRMC used in keyword field.

Early modern French legal document (1662)

Subject: Law
Language: French
Date created: June 10, 1662?
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Text
Extent: 2 leaves ; 28 x 23 cm
Additional Physical Characteristics: Document is torn/damaged. Paper attached to document with string.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: manuscripts (documents), documents (object genre), legal documents, and autographs (manuscripts)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2023-029
Fonds Title: 17th Century French Document collection
Fonds Identifier: SC689
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/17th-century-french-document-collection
Date Digitized: 2024-08
Technical Note: 600 DPI TIF, scanned on Betterlight TTI by PD/LG. Metadata by KD. RBMS CVRMC used in keyword field.

Destrubé family - Scrapbook: family; homesteading in Alberta, Canada; and the First World War, ca. 1860-1922

Subject: War in art, Destrube family, World War (1914-1918), Soldiers--Family relationships, Frontier and pioneer life, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Canada. Canadian Army, War casualties, Families, and Soldiers
Language: English and French
Date created: 1860? to 1922
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Still Image
Extent: 1 scrapbook (64 pages) ; 28.5 x 37.5 cm
Geographic Coverage: France--Pas-de-Calais--Souchez, Alberta--Moose Lake, England--London, Wales--Monmouthshire, British Columbia--Vancouver, Northwest Territories, Alberta--Sand River, Alberta--Rife, Wales--Ebbw Vale, England--London--Kensington, Alberta--Hairy Hill, France--Calais, and France--Miraumont
Coordinates: 51.75, -2.83333, 51.50094, -0.19175, 50.95194, 1.85635, 54.16688, -111.00179, 51.77714, -3.20792, 50.09444, 2.72944, 53.76686, -111.96853, 69.50061, -121.50445, 49.24966, -123.11934, 54.38347, -111.0351, 51.50853, -0.12574, 50.39083, 2.74278, and 54.26686, -110.93508
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: clippings (information artifacts), letters (correspondence), architectural drawings (visual works), scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, memorial cards, black-and-white photographs, drawings (visual works), and ephemera (general object genre)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2016-001
Fonds Title: Destrubé family fonds
Fonds Identifier: SC033
Is Referenced By: Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/destrube-family-fonds
Technical Note: Metadata by K. Bohlman and M. Parker. Transcriptions by M. Gerber. Migration metadata by KD.

L'art arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire [Book 01 - Text]

Alternative Title: L'art arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire, depuis le VIIe siècle jusqu'à la fin du XVIIIe
Subject: Islamic architecture, Art, Mosques--Design and construction, Decoration and ornament, Architectural, Monuments, Islamic art, Art, Egyptian, Islamic decorative arts, and Architecture
Creator: Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879
Publisher: Paris : Ve A. Morel et cie, 1877.
Language: French
Date created: 1877
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Text
Identifier: Call Number: N7383 P9 1877
Extent: 1 volume (289 pages) ; 34.5 x 26 cm
Geographic Coverage: Egypt--Cairo
Coordinates: 30.06263, 31.24967
Additional Physical Characteristics: 34 plates of illustrations, some colour.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Historic Fine Arts Monographs
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: monographs, plates (illustrations), and books
Date Digitized: 2021-11/2021-12
Technical Note: Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 dpi TIFF Nov-Dec 2021[text: 1/20; 283; copy4stops; camera height 650] by PD. Metadata by KD.

L'art arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire [Book 02 - Plates]

Alternative Title: L'art arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire, depuis le VIIe siècle jusqu'à la fin du XVIIIe
Subject: Islamic architecture, Art, Mosques--Design and construction, Decoration and ornament, Architectural, Monuments, Islamic art, Art, Egyptian, Islamic decorative arts, and Architecture
Creator: Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879
Publisher: Paris : Ve A. Morel et cie, 1877.
Language: French
Date created: 1877
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Resource Type: Still Image
Identifier: Call Number: N7383 P9 1877
Extent: 1 volume (approximately 75 pages) ; 65 x 52 cm
Geographic Coverage: Egypt--Cairo
Coordinates: 30.06263, 31.24967
Additional Physical Characteristics: 200 plates of illustrations, mostly colour.
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Historic Fine Arts Monographs
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: monographs, plates (illustrations), and books
Date Digitized: 2021-11/2021-12
Technical Note: Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 dpi TIFF Nov-Dec 2021 [plates: 1/25; 283; copy4stops; camera height 1000] by PD. Metadata by KD.

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