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  • Notarial records of Pietro Gori Michelangelo (Codex Kemp)

    Subject
    Family archives, Renaissance, History, Women, Law, Manuscripts, Social conditions, Families, Family history, Family records, Land titles, Notaries, Landowners, and Dowry
    Creator
    Michelangelo, Pietro Gori
    Date created
    1510 to 1521
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: CS769 M63N67 1510 and Shelf Mark: Ms.Lat.5
    Extent
    i + 31 folios (collation i² + ii¹⁰ + iii¹⁰⁺¹ + iv⁸) ; parchment, 225 x 170 mm
    Geographic Coverage
    Italy and Italy--Siena
    Coordinates
    43.31822, 11.33064 and 42.83333, 12.83333
    Chronological Coverage
    15XX
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Housed in a modern handmade box covered in dark burgundy cloth. "Bound in wood boards, faded and slightly worn red leather strap with intact lettered ("E.M.") brass clasp with pin and eylet, channels of support visible, faded and slightly worn red leather...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Purchased from Les Enluminures
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents), records (documents), and notarial documents
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
    Date Digitized
    2020-01-21
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight TTI 600 dpi tiff (1/20; 263; bent5 tone; camera height 500). Metadata by KD.

  • Indenture, 1664

    Subject
    Dowry, Deeds, Marriage, Family records, Families, and Land tenure
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    August 18, 1664
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: Ind.Eng.2
    Extent
    1 leaf ; 25 x 46 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    England--South Kirkby and England--West Yorkshire
    Coordinates
    53.7, -1.58333 and 53.59383, -1.31914
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Single sheet parchment, two seal tags with extant seal wrappers (but no seals). Two tags bear traces of small, red-wax seals, but seals are missing. Parchment seal covers (scraps with traces of writing on interior) remain. Secretary hand. Signature of John Machon on...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Special donation from Roger Bishop, 2011.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    indentures, legal documents, manuscripts (documents), and signatures (names)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2011-045
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/ind-eng-2.php
    Date Digitized
    2022-08-16
    Transcript
    Description and transcription by Ken Streutker in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts, University of Victoria, Department of English, August 2016, available here: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/ind-eng-2.pdf
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI - 1/15; 283; bent5; camera 800 - 600DPI tiff archival scans by PD. Metadata by KD.