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1. Capitulary; Memorandum for a capitulary of Louis the Pious
- Published / Created:
- [between 1025 and 1050]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 808
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- 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., and The fragment was perhaps the final leaf of a codex, which would explain the smudges and offsets visible on the verso.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Louis I, Emperor, 778-840.
- Subject (Topic):
- Franks, History, Legal documents, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Capitulary; Memorandum for a capitulary of Louis the Pious
2. Carta ejecutoria, etc
- Published / Created:
- 1487, 1686.
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 34
- Image Count:
- 172
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper (various watermarks) and parchment, composed of two distinct sections bound together in the 18th (?) century, but with additional folios inserted. Part I (parchment): Carta ejecutoria, or letter of nobility, granted to Don Alfonso Rodriguez (Tinagero Rodriguez de la Escalera) by the authority of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel of Castile. Issued in Salamanca, 1487. Seal missing. Part II (paper): Numerous documents (all dated 1686) concerning a law suit involving Don Diego Tinagero Rodriguez de la Escalera of Seville, a descendent of Alfonso Rodriguez
- Description:
- In Spanish., Script: Part I (ff. 3-13): Round gothic script by a single scribe. Part II (ff. 19-74): Written in various cursive hands., Folios 1v and 2r have crudely illuminated full-page miniatures, 17th century. Folio 1v: members of the Rodriguez family offering prayers to the Madonna and Child. Folio 2r: arms of the Tinagero Rodriguez de la Escalera family. Crude decorative border on f. 3v and REY (in gold, outlined in black) may be later additions., Many of the documents included appear to have once been folded. Some loss of text due to trimming., and Binding: Eighteenth century (?). Thin wooden boards covered with dark brown leather, flesh side out. Vermilion and green ribbon fastenings.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., Spain., Spain, Salamanca (Spain), and Seville (Spain)
- Subject (Topic):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Legal documents, Manuscripts, Medieval, Nobility, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carta ejecutoria, etc
3. Collection of legal documents
- Published / Created:
- 1541.
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 213
- Image Count:
- 46
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of A collection of copies of grants and concessions made to Jacobo Probo, conte di Pianelle, from Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1466-1519), and his son Federico II (1500-40). The three documents of Francesco are dated 1496 (ff. 8r-10r), 1514 (ff. 6v-7v), 1516 (ff. 1r-2r); the two of Federico are dated 1519 (ff. 2v-5r) and 1526 (ff. 5v-6r). On f. 10v there is a statement by the notary "Castantius [sic] Iottus" authenticating these copies (dated 18 Oct. 1541). Two documents of Ferdinand II of Aragon, King of Sicily (1452-1516) confirming title to the property in question (ff. 11r-14r) seem to have been added later by another writer
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Written in inelegant italic for ff. 1-10; a sprawling running hand for ff. 11-14., and Binding: 15th-16th centuries. Levantine? A single gathering backstitched to the vellum lining of a semi-limp pasteboard folder covered with red-brown goatskin with corner tongues. Blind-tooled with a cross on a pedestal in a border on the upper board and an X on the lower. The design made up of fleurs-de-lis, diamonds with concave sides and flowers, the flowers bordering the turn-ins. Two ribbon fastenings, missing. Some mold and worm damage.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Mantua (Duchy)
- Subject (Name):
- Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, 1500-1540. and Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519.
- Subject (Topic):
- Legal documents and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Collection of legal documents
4. Coram rege roll
- Published / Created:
- 1391(?).
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 62
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of a nearly contemporary copy of an extract from a Coram Rege Roll, involving Iohannes de Burgh, his wife Sibilla, and Nicholas de Burgh; concerns property dispute in West Bagborough (Somerset).
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Written in English secretary script., and Badly mutilated with loss of text; stains along left margin suggest it formerly served as a flyleaf.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., Connecticut, New Haven., and Somerset (England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Common law, Legal documents, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Coram rege roll
5. Lawsuit before the court of the Parliament of Dauphiné.
- Published / Created:
- [between 1453 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 785
- Image Count:
- 30
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragments on paper of loose leaves of a judicial register. The lawsuit before the court of the Parliament of Dauphiné (“curia Dalphinalis parlamenti,” founded 1453) is about land, meadows (“prata”), a barn (“grangia”), and a house
- Description:
- In Latin., Watermark: letter P?., Script: copied by various scribes all writing a rapid documentary script (Gothica Cursiva Currens)., Badly deteriorated by glue, worm holes and the fading of the ink on many pages., and Detached from a binding. With the fragments a strip of parchment (goatskin), obviously coming from the same binding, is preserved. It is a fragment (c. 12 lines on both sides) of a Latin manuscript containing an unidentified text of Roman law (Italy, 14th century), written in two columns with a column of gloss at both sides of the text. The handwriting is Southern Textualis Libraria/Formata (Rotunda).
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Dauphiné (France)
- Subject (Topic):
- Legal documents and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lawsuit before the court of the Parliament of Dauphiné.
6. Legal Document (fragment).
- Published / Created:
- [14--.].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 482.138
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of a notarial deed concerning a land transaction involving the family Cassard
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: written in gothic cursive script., and Decoration: 1-line initials are written in brown; punctuated with the punctus.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Legal documents
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Legal Document (fragment).
7. Legal Document (fragment).
- Published / Created:
- [22 January 1505].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 482.139
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of a document related to Rovereto (?), diocese of Trent, transferring the debts that are owed to Nicolaus de Francinis
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: written in Humanistic notarial script., and Decoration: the document begins with a 7-line initial "I" in brown; 1-line initials within the text are in brown; punctuated with the punctus, the comma, and the punctus versus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Legal documents
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Legal Document (fragment).
8. Legal Document (fragment).
- Published / Created:
- [5 August 1488].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 482.141
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of a settlement of a land dispute
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: written in Italian notarial script., and Decoration: the document begins with a 6-line initial "I" in brown; 1-line initials are written in brown; punctuated with the punctus and the colon; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Legal documents
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Legal Document (fragment).
9. Legal Document (fragment).
- Published / Created:
- [25 November 1514].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 482.142
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of a contract for sale of property by Bernardino a Buscho to the monastery of St. Mark in Trent
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: written in Italian notarial minuscule., and Decoration: the document begins with a 7-line initial "I" in brown; 1-line initials within the text are in brown; punctuated with the colon; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Legal documents
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Legal Document (fragment).