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1. Legal Document (fragment).
- Published / Created:
- [between 1490 and 1499].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 482.143
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of a contract concerning land near Bruneck, a description in Latin of the damage to Mohammed's tomb in Mecca by a storm in 1481, and an account of the coronation of Emperor Maximilian I at Aachen in 1486, written in southern German dialect
- Description:
- In German and Latin., Script: written in a cursive gothic script (littera cursiva) in a hand similar to that of the scribe who wrote the document in MS 482.144., and Decoration: the first word of the document ("Ich") is enlarged, with the initial "I" trailing down the margin of the entire text; there is no punctuation.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Legal documents
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Legal Document (fragment).
2. Legal Document (fragment).
- Published / Created:
- [between 1490 and 1499].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 482.144
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on parchment of a legal document containing a document concerning tenure of land; an account of the election of Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Duke of Burgundy, as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1486; and a brief description of how one is to celebrate the feast of a newly canonized saint
- Description:
- In German and Latin., Script: written in cursive gothic script (littera cursiva), similar to that of the scribe who wrote the document in MS 482.143., and Decoration: the document begins with a flourished initial; there is no punctuation.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval and Legal documents
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Legal Document (fragment).
3. Willehalm
- Creator:
- Wolfram, von Eschenbach, active 12th century
- Published / Created:
- [between 1300 and 1315]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 486
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment (trimmed) of Wolfram von Eschenbach, Willehalm, 249.9-253.22 and 262.23-267.8; the text is not continuous, one bifolium missing between leaves
- Description:
- In German., Script: Written in gothic bookhand., Plain initials in red; first letters of verses touched with red., and Removed from a binding: text suffers from holes, stains, and creases.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Wolfram, von Eschenbach, active 12th century.
- Subject (Topic):
- German literature and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Willehalm