Collection of Medieval Documents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the medieval documents (created prior to 1500 CE) owned by the Hesburgh Library which are not part of a discrete archival collection. That is to say, this is an artificial collection of medieval documents, grouped not by provenance, but by origin (medieval) and genre (diplomatics). As it currently stands, the entirety of the collection is of a European origin, namely of a southern French and northern Italian provenance, from the 14th and 15th centuries.
The collection is composed of a wide variety of diplomatic genres, both public and private, including: donations, deeds, proclamations, conuentiones in manum, establishments of proxies, lease, judgements, account books, charters, letters, wills, amd letters of naturalization.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1380 - 1492
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
1.4 Cubic Feet (1 box, 1 drawer (map case drawer 4).)
Language of Materials
Latin
French
Arrangement
Items in this collection are arranged by size.
Items Ch.med.1 - Ch.med.19 are in Box 1.
Ch.med.20 is in map case drawer 4.
Explanation of Fond
Items in this collection are organized under the fond cartae medievaliae, which is abbreviated as "Ch.med.". This is done in accordance with the fonds of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts (codices and fragments) owned by the Hesburgh Library. Unlike the other manuscript fonds, however, the Ch.med. fond represents documents in all languages - both Latin and vernaculars.
Materials Specific Details
The collection is composed of a wide variety of diplomatic genres, both public and private, including: donations, deeds, proclamations, conuentiones in manum, establishments of proxies, lease, judgements, account books, charters, letters, wills, amd letters of naturalization.
Physical Description
All documents within this collection are manuscript documents, written on either parchment or rag paper.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Collection of Medieval Documents
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anne Elise Crafton
- Date
- 2025-04-03
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository