Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
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University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives houses a significant number of medieval and early modern manuscripts. These include medieval and Renaissance documents from England, France, Spain and Italy, including deeds, charters, illuminated manuscript leaves, letters, letter patents, papal bulls, fragments from religious manuscripts, manuscripts on medicine and magic, a catalogue of English armorial shields, statutes of the Garter, and a manuscript of a Spanish Carmelite prioress.
An inventory of the collection is available here:
https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php
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Collection Details
- Items 91
- Last Updated 2024-11-21
Works (91)
21. Missal, Fragment
- Title:
- Missal, Fragment
- Description:
- Description by Madyson Huck in Adrienne Williams Boyarin's manuscript studies course (University of Victoria, Summer 2022): Four fragments from the same fifteenth-century Missal located in the binding of Disputationum Roberti Bellarmini (Cologne, 1628), part of the Seghers Collection housed at University of Victoria's Special Collections and University Archives. One fragment does not contain text (likely from the margin of a leaf); the other three contain fragments of readings from the Feast of Corpus Christi. Size of the fragments varies slightly but each is 105 mm x ~30 mm. There are three fragments with text; two were originally from the same page. A fourth fragment (without text) may be connected others (part of a margin), but further analysis is required to confirm this. The fragments positioned uppermost and lowermost on the spine are continuous, and they contain the same stains and discolourations. The other fragment with text (in the middle spine) is in good condition. Two of the text fragments together (uppermost and lowermost) together show a reading from the Feast of Corpus Christi; the third text fragment (middle) shows 1 Corinthians 11:25–29, also a reading for Corpus Christi. Script is a Gothic textualis, with very short ascenders and descenders and rotund elements—possibly Northern Italy. Some hybridization, e.g., the stem on "d" is nearly horizontal, but the body square-shaped. Similarly, "o" is sometimes rounded and sometimes squared. Host Volume: Disputationum Roberti Bellarmini, 1628, Cologne, Germany.
- Keyword:
- Manuscript waste
- Subject:
- Catholic Church, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Latin, and Liturgics
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 1351/1400?
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: BX1750 B4 1628, Spine lining
- Extent:
- 4 fragments ; 105 x 30 mm
- Alternative Title:
- Missal (Feast of Corpus Christi)
- Geographic Coverage:
- Northern Italy
- Coordinates:
- 45.20543, 8.96233
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Gothic Script (generic)
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provenance:
- Description by Madyson Huck in Adrienne Williams Boyarin's manuscript studies course (University of Victoria, Summer 2022): Manuscript material (mostly in Latin) removed from the Seghers Book Collection. Host volume was likely acquired by Charles John Seghers (1839–1886) from an unknown source. Seghers was a missionary in British Columbia, but collected books from across Europe. His collection was housed at St Andrew's Cathedral in Victoria, B.C. until 1976, when it was permanently loaned to University of Victoria's Special Collections and University Archives. It is worth noting that some items from the Seghers Collection were donated by other priests and parishioners after Seghers' death (Cazes 8). In addition to the above marks of provenance evident in the book, there are names from previous owners in the front matter which could be useful for future researchers.Bibliography
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- manuscripts (documents), fragments (object portions), and missals
- Is_referenced_by:
- Fragmentarium: https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-couj
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-01-25
- Transcript:
- Transcription by Madyson Huck in Adrienne Williams Boyarin's manuscript studies course (University of Victoria, Summer 2022) available here: https://fragmentarium.ms/uploads/transcriptions/F-couj/240/Huck_Fragments_BX1750_B4_1628.pdf
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterlight TTI at 600 DPI TIFF (1/20; 283; copy 4; camera at 1200) by PD. Metadata by KD.
22. Rent and tenancy grant of Simon and Johanna Bonde
- Title:
- Rent and tenancy grant of Simon and Johanna Bonde
- Description:
- Grant pertaining to granting rent and tenancy on parchment. Grant by Simon Bonde, citizen of London, and his wife Johanna, to Thomas son of Simon Dolseley, citizen and piperarius (pepperer or spicer) of London, of the rent from a tenement with its appurtenances in Cordwainer Street in the parish of St. Mary Aldermary. The list of seven witnesses includes John Not, Mayor of London in 1364, and Nicholas Chaucer. The list of witnesses is preceded by the statement that Simon Franceys is now Mayor of London, and Thomas de Brandon and Walter le Forestier, sheriffs. There is a note on the verso that the charter was read and enrolled in the Husting Court of Common Pleas on 16 May 1356. London, 3 May 30 Edward III. (1356). -- Maggs catalogue description. Places named: London, Cordewaner Street, St Mary Aldermary (parish), “Wodhull Ciergier” (?)
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Medieval, Rent charges, Landlord and tenant--Forms, Charters, Land tenure, and Manuscripts
- Creator:
- Bond, Simon
- Contributor:
- de Hanamstede, William, de Brandon, Thomas, de Bouwode, Thomas, Bonde, Simon, Lucas (common clerk named on dorse)., Rotour, Roger, de Gone Wardeby, John, Carter, Roger, Franceys, Simon, Chaucer, Nicholas, Bole, John, Not, John, Adam of Salesbury, Bonde, Johanna, Forestier, Walter, Wyrhale, John de, and Simon Dolsley, Thomas fil
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 1356-05-03/1356-05-16
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Doc.Brown.3
- Extent:
- 1 leaf (13.5 or 14 lines) ; 29.5 x 13.5 mm
- Alternative Title:
- London Charter; Simon Bonde, Grant and Simon Bonde, Grant
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Latin script in dark brown ink in one English documentary cursive hand. Stylized capital 'S' at the beginning of grant (crossed with four points). Further notes on people and place names housed with document. Two parchment seal tags intact but lacking seals (remnants of red wax visible on each). Evidence of one horizontal fold (mid-level) and two vertical folds show that the document was once folded. Additional notes on verso (3.5 lines plus endorsements). Signature on verso: 'lucas'. -- Maggs catalogue description. and 14 lines in Latin in one English documentary cursive hand. Dated 3 May 1356 (30 Edward III), and marked on verso as read and enrolled in the Husting Court of Common Pleas on 16 May 1356 (i.e., the Monday before the feast of St. Dunstan). Two parchment seal tags intact but lacking seals (remnants of red wax visible on each). Evidence of one horizontal fold (mid-level) and two vertical folds show that the document was once folded. Signature on verso: ‘lucas’. One leaf, 14 lines of Latin script in dark brown ink. Additional notes on verso (3.5 lines plus endorsements). Stylized capital ‘S’ at the beginning of grant (crossed with four points). Further notes on people and place names housed with document. -- Description by Alanna Blackall as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), April 2015
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provenance:
- Donated to the University of Victoria by Bruce and Dorothy Brown in 1991. Purchased by the Browns from Maggs Bros. Ltd. (London).
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- manuscripts (documents), charters, legal documents, grants, seals (marks), rent, and signatures (names)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1991-088; Item: 1
- Fonds Title:
- Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC017
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/bruce-and-dorothy-brown-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Transcript:
- Transcription and summary description by Alanna Blackall, as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), April 2015.
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
23. Receipt with Seal, England
- Title:
- Receipt with Seal, England
- Description:
- Receipt by Peter de Marthelay received from John de Hawkesworth, rector of the church of Gyselay [Guisley] fifty shillings for rent of Lofthouse in Sualeyngmor in London. Feast of St Martin [11th November], 1361. Lofthouse, 3 miles north of Wakefield.
- Subject:
- Rent charges and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Creator:
- Hawkesworth, John de ;Marthelay, Peter de
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 1361-11-11
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.4
- Extent:
- 7 lines on vellum; 64 x 203 mm; with one red wax seal
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--London
- Coordinates:
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Seal is of a lion rampant with good impression, with tie, folds, slightly creased, small stain on lower edge.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Monte Cristo Rare Books.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- seals (marks) and manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 2015-017
- Fonds Title:
- Early Documents collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC501
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/early-documents-collection and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
- Date Digitized:
- 2015-05-08
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
24. Breviary, Fragment
- Title:
- Breviary, Fragment
- Description:
- Bottom half of a bifolium, visible at front of volume, used as binding support in an incunabulum (Petrus Lombardus, Glossa magistralis Psalterii, Nuremburg, Johann Sensenschmidt and Andreas Frisner, 1475/76). Catchword shows that this was once the outer bifolium of a gathering. Text is readings and prayers from the Summer Histories (De Regum); staffless neumes are visible for the responsory Planxit autem David planctu magno. Staffless neumes visible for the responsory Planxit autem David planctu magno. Host Volume: Commentaria in Psalmos, Petrus Lombardus, Glossa magistralis Psalterii Description completed by student Paula Raimondi Cantu in Adrienne Williams Boyarin's "In the Archives" course at University of Victoria (Canada), Spring 2021.
- Keyword:
- Manuscript waste
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Medieval, and Prayers and devotions
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 14XX
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Inc.Lat.5 and Call Number: BS1429 P48 1475
- Extent:
- 1 bifolium ; 320 x 66 mm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Germany
- Coordinates:
- 51.5, 10.5
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Northern textualis script type. and Parchment.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- breviaries, manuscripts (documents), fragments (object portions), and bifolia
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inc-lat-5.php and Fragmentarium: https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-iddu
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-01-06/2021-01-13
- Transcript:
- Victoria, University of Victoria Libraries, Inc.Lat. 5, binding fragmentCall no. BS1429 P48 1475Breviary with staffless neumes (1 cut bifolium), Summer HistoriesGermany? s. XVTranscription of top-facing side of cut bifolium:[1r, col. a][[in prelio saul (et) ionathas]] ama(-)[[biles et decori nimis in uita]] sua inmorte q[[uoque non s]]unt separarti.R(esponsorium) Planxit aut(em) d(auid). FeR(ia). .ii.Factum e(st) aut(em) cu(m) illa multi(-)plicaret p(re)ces coram d(omi)no[1r, col. b]u[[m]] s[[uam in rama. cognouit aut(em)]]h[[e]]lch[[ana]] [[an]]na[[(m)]] uxore sua(m) (et)r[[e]]cordatus e(st) ei(us) d(omi)n(u)s. Et factu(m)e(st) post circulu(m) dieru(m). concepitanna (et) pep(er)it filiu(m) uocauitq(ue)[[no]]m(en) ei(us) samuel eo q(uo)d a d(omi)no[2v, col. a][[dauid ad ioab dicens mitt]]e ad meu[[ria(m) heth]]eu(m). Misitq(ue) ioab uria(m)ad da[[uid. Q]]esiuitq(ue) dauidq(u)am recte [[age]]ret ioab (et) p(o)p(u)l(u)s. (et)quom(od)o ad[[min]]istraret(ur) bellum.[2v, col. b]e(um) qui egressus uesp[[(er)]]e. dor(-)miuit [[strato suo/in stratu su]]ocu(m) seruis d(omi)ni sui: (et) in domu(m)sua(m) n(on) descendit. Factu(m) e(st)(er)go mane. (et) sc(ri)psit david episto(-)lam ad ioab. misite p(er) manu(m)Transcription by Paula Raimondi Cantu (April 2021) as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (University of Victoria).
- Technical Note:
- Scanned at 600 dpi TIFF. Cropped and reduced in size to be vault ready by PD. Metadata by KD.
25. Incunabulum, 15th century
- Title:
- Incunabulum, 15th century
- Description:
- Decretum Gratiani, 1, D. 96; recto: cc. 8-13, verso: c. 14 (cc. 13-14 = the infamous forgery known as the Donation of Constantine; vide: https://history.hanover.edu/texts/vallapart1.html))
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) and Constitutum Constantini
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 14XX
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Inc.Lat.2
- Extent:
- 1 leaf ; 31.5 x 22 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Gratian, Decretum, 1, D. 96
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fragments (object portions), incunabula (books), and manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2001-002
- Fonds Title:
- Guy Williams collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC455
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/guy-williams-collection and Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inc-lat-2.php
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-08-15
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterlight/TTI - 1/15; 283; bent5; camera 800 - 600DPI tiff archival scans by PD. Metadata by KD.
26. Leaf from a Bible, Fragment
- Title:
- Leaf from a Bible, Fragment
- Description:
- A leaf from a fifteenth century bible. The text is from 1 Kings 7:24-8:33 (Vulgate 3 Kings). Includes the following description: 'A leaf from a fifteenth century bible which shows the great skill of the medieval scribe and the feeling for design and proportion in planning the page. The scribe was forbidden to make any alteration in his work while copying it. Later owners or scribes sometimes added their own additions or corrections. These were known as glosses. There is a gloss on the reverse side (or verso) of the folio and another on the face (or recto) about four inches from the bottom on the ride side, a small VIII in faded ink. 2nd Samuel, VII and VIII.'
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Medieval, Bible. Psalms, Prayers and devotions, and Bible
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 14XX
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Fragm.Lat.20
- Extent:
- 1 leaf ; 23 x 32.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Manuscript Fragment, 15th century
- Geographic Coverage:
- Italy
- Coordinates:
- 42.83333, 12.83333
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fragments (object portions) and manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2010-014, Item: 2 (location: Shelf 02/J/24b)
- Fonds Title:
- Sandra Mattia collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC436
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sandra-mattia-collection and Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/fragm-lat-20.php
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-03-22
- Transcript:
- Recto transcribed by Chloe Hale (December 2015) and verso by Nick Carter-DesBiens (December 2016), as part of coursework for manuscript studies classes with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), available here: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/documents/fragm-lat-20_new.pdf
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on TTI/Betterlight by PD. 600dpi TIFF; 1/15; 283; bent5; camera 900. Metadata by KD.
27. Leaf from a Calendar, Fragment
- Title:
- Leaf from a Calendar, Fragment
- Description:
- Calendar (June), France, c. 1400-1425.
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Calendars
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 1400~/1425~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Fragm.Lat.9
- Extent:
- 1 leaf; vellum; 118 x 88 mm
- Geographic Coverage:
- France
- Coordinates:
- 46, 2
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- With large KL initial and ivy-leaf bar border in gold, blue, pink and orange; major feasts in gold.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fragments (object portions) and manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 1992-045, Item 2
- Fonds Title:
- Medieval Studies Collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC070
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/medieval-studies-collection and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.
28. Book of Hours fragments in Jean Pontas, Dictionnaire de cas de conscience
- Title:
- Book of Hours fragments in Jean Pontas, Dictionnaire de cas de conscience
- Description:
- Description by Madyson Huck, with assistance from Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Williams Boyarin, June 2022: Fragments of four leaves from the same fifteenth-century Book of Hours, used as parchment lining in the spine of the first volume of Jean Pontas' Dictionnaire de cas de conscience (Paris: Chez Pierre-Augustin le Mercier, 1724), part of the Seghers Collection at the University of Victoria's Special Collections and University Archives. Fragments are positioned at three places in the spine (top, middle, bottom) and are visible on the outside of the binding and the inner covers. The fragments contents are as follows: Fragment 1, top of spine, also visible on front inside cover: Psalm 66 and the Song of the Three Children (Daniel 3) from Lauds of the Office of the Virgin Fragment 2, middle spine, also visible in front inside cover: recto includes responsories and versicles, and the verso Psalm 124 from Sext of the Office of the Virgin (here discernibly Use of Paris) Fragment 3: bottom spine, front inside cover: section of Matins of the Office of the Dead, from the first Nocturn Fragment 4, bottom spine, back inside cover: Psalm 50 from the Office of the Dead
- Keyword:
- Manuscript waste
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Bible. Psalms, Officium pro defunctis (Catholic Church), Manuscripts, Medieval, and Prayers and devotions
- Contributor:
- Pontas, Jean, 1638-1728
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 1401/1500~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: BX1757 A2P82 1724
- Extent:
- 4 in situ fragments ; 80 x 70 mm
- Alternative Title:
- Book of Hours, Fragment
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Paris
- Coordinates:
- 48.85341, 2.3488
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Description by Madyson Huck, with assistance from Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), as part of coursework for a manuscript studies class with Dr. Williams Boyarin, June 2022:The dimensions of the fragments vary, with the largest (a nearly complete text block, with margins trimmed off) measuring 80 x 70mm. Condition also varies. The letters on some fragments are faded and discoloured (particularly on the spine), while others (visible on the inner covers) are in excellent condition. Reddish plummet ruling is clearly visible on inner-cover fragments.There is evidence of illumination on all of the fragments, and the details match for each: illuminated gold initials are surrounded by blue or red with white details, similar in design to the line fillers, which are red and blue on each side with white details and a gold central circle.Script contains primary features of gothic textualis, including straight strokes, even for curved letters like "o" and "c", and the biting of connected letters, such as "d" and "e". The script also contains slight cursive features; many words are written without the pen being lifted.Fragment 1, top spine. The recto and verso are both visible on the spine (47x 36 mm). In the front inside cover, the the recto is visible (40 x 50 mm). Fragment 2, middle spine. The recto and verso are both visible on the spine(47 x 40 mm). In the front inside cover, part of the verso is also visible (40 x 10 mm).Fragment 3, bottom spine, visible only in the front inside cover (55 x 30mm). Fragment 4, bottom spine, visible only in the back inside cover (80 x 70mm).
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- illuminated manuscripts, manuscripts (documents), fragments (object portions), and books of hours
- Is_referenced_by:
- Fragmentarium: https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-fy67
- Technical Note:
- Images were downloaded in their largest size from the Fragmentarium by PD. Metadata by KD.
29. Document, Giovanni Contarini to Donato Soranzo
- Title:
- Document, Giovanni Contarini to Donato Soranzo
- Description:
- Letter is dated 1402 and was sent from the city of Venice to Damascus, Syria. A translation of the letter lists the author as Giovanni Contarini (son of Nicolo) and the recipient as his cousin Donato Soranzo. The letter discusses a duke damming a river and it causing damage to bridges and buildings in Venice, a price on the head of Lord Mantua for crimes, and news of an earthquake and evidence of possible tsunamis in Gustiza reported by the Venetian admiral of the Adriatic Sea.
- Subject:
- Earthquakes, Natural disasters, Buildings, Politics and government, and Crime
- Creator:
- Contarini, Giovanni
- Contributor:
- Soranzo, Donato
- Language:
- lat
- Date Created:
- 1402-08-30
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.7
- Extent:
- 1 page ; 22.5 x 30 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Venice letter and Letter, Venice to Damascus, 1402
- Geographic Coverage:
- Syria--Damascus and Italy--Venice
- Coordinates:
- 45.43713, 12.33265 and 33.5102, 36.29128
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Letter written in pen and brown (possibly iron gall) ink on linen chain-and-laid, medium weight, cream-coloured paper with watermark.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provenance:
- The letter was donated to UVic by Brian Pollick in November 2018.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- personal correspondence, manuscripts (documents), letters (correspondence), transcripts, and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2018-072
- Fonds Title:
- Early Documents collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC577
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/doc-lat-7.php and Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/early-documents-collection-2
- Date Digitized:
- 2021-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 DPI Tiff (1/20; 246; tone copy4; camera height 650) by PD. Migration metadata by KD.
30. Norfolk, Charter
- Title:
- Norfolk, Charter
- Description:
- Charter of Robert Edward, parson of the church at Sweynesthorp; Thomas Glyse, chaplain; Edward Man, cordwainer of the City of Norwich; and John de Dunstone, enfeoffing Nicholas Norton of Brakene and Thomas Chaunseys of Hethill with the lands and tenements formerly belonging to Richard Dunstone in Brakene, Mulkeberton and Carleton. Dated at 'Brakene', 24 June, 1 Henry VI (1423). In Latin, with proper names in Middle English.
- Subject:
- Land tenure, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Charters
- Contributor:
- Norton, Nicholas, Glyse, Thomas, Edward, Robert, de Dunstone, John, Man, Edward, Dunstone, Richard, and Chaunseys. Thomas
- Language:
- lat and enm
- Date Created:
- 1423-06-24
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.1
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript on vellum; 95 x 300 mm
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Norfolk
- Coordinates:
- 52.66667, 1
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- With small penwork initial; 4 seal tags, with 2 seals of red wax remaining; contemporary and later annotations on dorse.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- seals (marks) and manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 1992-045, Item 5
- Fonds Title:
- Medieval Studies Collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC070
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/medieval-studies-collection and Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by KD.