Capitulary; Memorandum for a capitulary of Louis the Pious

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Title: Capitulary; Memorandum for a capitulary of Louis the Pious
Published / Created: [between 1025 and 1050]
Publication Place: Northern France
Abstract: Manuscript on parchment (single leaf) of 1) Last article of an unrecorded Capitulary, probably from the beginning of the reign of emperor Louis the Pious (814-840). 2) Capitula adhuc conferenda, i.e. Memorandum for a Capitulary, ca. 819 (?).
Description: In Latin.
Script: copied by one hand writing Carolingian script.
“Cap. XV” in art. 1 is written in Uncialis in red ink, and the opening letter V, in the same colour, is a 2-line initial. In art. 2 all the opening capitals (D, Q, S or U) are said to be likewise red, but their colour is hardly distinguishable from the colour of the text.
The fragment was perhaps the final leaf of a codex, which would explain the smudges and offsets visible on the verso.
Provenance: Bought from Sotheby's by Alex Bender, Düsseldorf. Acquired 1997.
Extent: f. 1 : 240 x 185 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval France 11th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): Louis I, Emperor, 778-840.
Subject (Topic): Franks
History
Legal documents
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subjects: Louis I, Emperor, 778-840
Franks > History > 814-843
Legal documents
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
France > 11th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Capitulary; Memorandum for a Capitulary of Louis the Pious. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.