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Title
Documents.
Created
France, 1473-1890.
Language
French; English; Italian; Latin; Spanish
Notes
Collected, mounted and bound in one volume during the 19th century.
Binding: Nineteenth century. Dark blue goatskin, gilt, by Riviere and Son.
In French, English, Italian, Latin and Spanish.
Record created by Beinecke staff from catalog description by Barbara Shailor.
Provenance
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss in 1964.
Access and use
Material is open for research.
Summary
A collection of documents bearing the signatures of rulers or important personages of France; most are preceded or followed by an engraving of the person. Mounted so that both sides of the document are visible.
Publications
De Ricci, v. 2, pp. 1665-66 (while in S. Bliss's collection, only lists arts. 1-16; a document of Henri III, included in the De Ricci description of the volume, has since been removed).
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 03, 2011
References
Shailor, B. Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 340.
Documents. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Documents. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Medieval - France.
Manuscripts, Renaissance - France.
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