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Resource Type:
Still Image
Identifier:
Shelf Mark: Seal.Brown.1
Extent:
Dark green wax seal; diameter 147 x 10-17 mm thickness; over two vellum tags (250 x 36 mm).
Additional Physical Characteristics:
65 x 15 mm portion missing from upper edge with loss of text on both sides; square hole (2 1/2 mm) in right margin [to test for melting point?].
Physical Repository:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
Provenance:
Antique Shop in Hartingford Bury, U.K. Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
Provider:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre:
seals (marks)
Archival Item Identifier:
1989-069-7
Fonds Title:
Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
Fonds Identifier:
SC017
Is Referenced By:
Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
Date Digitized:
2012-02-23
Transcript:
Latin text: "[break]DEI GR[ ]TIA MAGNAE BRITANNIA [blank portion] FRANCIAE ET HIBER.REX FIDEI DEFENSO [back at break]"; Text: "[break]FIDEI DEFENSOR MAGNVS BRITANNIAE [illegible portion] HIBERNIAE REX FIDEI [back at break]".