Western Michigan University, WMU MS 126
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS6401
- Shelfmark:
- WMU MS 126
- Title:
- Receipt, 1462 July 14, by Charles, Duke of Orleans' Valet, Blois, France
- Place:
- France
- Date:
- 1462
- Language:
- fre
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 sheet : parchment, 70 x 229 mm
- Note:
- Title supplied by cataloger.
Ms. document.
Written in French secretary script (cursiva libraria). No seal or evidence thereof. Two puncture marks on left side just below text. Housed behind glass in a wooden frame (125 x 280 mm) visible on one side only; dealer's prospectus on back.
A receipt by Charles, Duke of Orleans' valet for money received from the Duke's treasury. The Duke, who had run into financial difficulties several years earlier during his 25-year captivity in England, took a book of ballads from the valet and gave it to a money lender, presumably as collateral security. The money lender appears to have absconded with the book. See bibliographic file for...
Written in Blois, France and dated 14 July 1462 in the document. Signed by Bertrand in lower right corner. Several marks: a number in the left margin including, "33990" in ink of a later hand, "14 Juillet 1462" in pencil just below main text, "2913" in red colored pencil, "T474" in red ink, a "+" symbol in orange colored pencil, and a blue 5-pointed star stamp all towards the center below the... - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4dvb3u/01WMU_ALMA21346570590002436
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~876948~142071/manifest
- Holding Institution:
