- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 685
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 72
- Abstract:
- Collection of 65 legal documents, on parchment, from the region around Bordeaux in the Duchy of Aquitaine. Dating from between 1254 and 1469, most of the items are in Old Provençal (Occitan) and document various land transactions, including sales, leases, donations, and other transfers of lands, usually vineyards or other agricultural properties. There are also a few wills and letters, and one undated tithe map. The documents are from the Bordeaux region; fifteen concern properties in or near the town of St. Machaire
- Description:
- Digital version available;, Almost entirely in Old Provençal; six documents in Latin; two in Middle French., Finding aid available., Most documents docketed., and Most documents dated in accordance with the English regnal calendar; the remainder are dated in accordance with the French regnal calendar. A few give both regnal dates.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., France, Aquitaine., and Aquitaine (France)
- Subject (Topic):
- Manuscripts, Medieval, Administration of estates, Church lands, Land tenure, and Economic conditions
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sixty-five documents from Aquitaine, 1254-1469
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