Framed document from Germany featuring wax seal of female abbess. , Dated 1288.

Item — mapcase folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Description: Legal document on parchment featuring seal of abbess Jutta appended to the bottom of the document. Jutta was mother superior and administrator of the cloister of St. Bonifatius in Freckenhorst from 1272-98. Partial transcription reads: “Jutta, dei gratia abbatissa in [Freckenhorst, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany], universis visuris presentia protestamus, quod cum Johannes dictus de Berg et sui coheredes haberent ex bonis nostris [name of a tract of land owned by the abbey, Elsendorf?] que colit Rodolphus, XXXII denarius salvendos eisdem dominica ante ascentionem Domini… pensionem annuatim ab incolis bonorum nostrorum in dicta quantitate et in termino memorato… in cujius rei testimonium presens scriptum sigilo nostro fecimus communiri… Datum anno Domini MCC LXXX octavo (1288), feria secunda Mathie apostoli”. Provenance: Acquired in 2013 by Laurent Ferri.

Dates

Dated 1288.

Creator

From the Collection: Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420. (Person)
From the Collection: Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. (Person)
From the Collection: Marcus Tullius. Cicero (Person)
From the Collection: Livy. (Person)
From the Collection: Avicenna, 980-1037. (Person)
From the Collection: Jutta, von Arnsberg. (Person)
From the Collection: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. (Person)
From the Collection: Duport, Jean Hersmulle (Former owner, Person)
From the Collection: Thomas, of Breslau. (Title of work: Practica medicinalis..) (Person)
From the Collection: Justinian, Emperor of the East, I, 483?-565. (Person)
From the Collection: Ballis, Margarita de. (Person)
From the Collection: Ricardus, de Mediavilla, approximately 1249-1308? (Person)
From the Collection: Pseudo-Bonaventure. (Title of work: Stimulus amoris..) (Person)
From the Collection: Gregory, of Nicomedia, -1240. (Person)
From the Collection: Catholic Church. Pope (1484-1492 : Innocent VIII) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in various languages, including Latin, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, and Hebrew.

Extent

3 cubic feet.

Additional Description

Physical Description

Size: 72/78 x 191 mm (63 x 183 mm).

Physical Storage Information

mapcase folder: 1 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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