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Charles VIII decree Ms. Coll. 742 Folder 59

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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

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Abstract

Decree of Charles VIII, King of France, dated December 4, 1494 (following the French invasion of Siena), granting protection to Jacobus de Picolominibus of Siena and his family. Initialed by Guillaume Briçonnet, secretary of the treasury for Charles VIII. A strip, probably containing a signature, has been cut from the lower right edge of the document.

Physical Description

Support: parchment.; Extent: 1 item (1 leaf) :

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Keywords

15th century

Italy

Italian

Legal

Document

University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Language

In Latin

Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps (part of ms. 20709).

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Language

In Latin

Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

Decree of Charles VIII, King of France, dated December 4, 1494 (following the French invasion of Siena), granting protection to Jacobus de Picolominibus of Siena and his family. Initialed by Guillaume Briçonnet, secretary of the treasury for Charles VIII. A strip, probably containing a signature, has been cut from the lower right edge of the document.

References

Binding Images

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Keywords

15th century

Italy

Italian

Legal

Document

University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

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