Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

MS. 32
French Royal decrees of the sixteenth century
Contents:
  1. Title page
  2. De la Confiscation des Biens pour Crime de lese Maiesté
  3. Et que le Roy n'est tenu de mectre hors de ses mains les Fiefs tenus de luy mediatement, et en arrierefief, ains les peut unir au Domaine de la Couronne
Date of origin:ca. 1633.
Place of origin:France

Support: Paper codex with watermarks: 2 separate ox heads.
Foliation: Modern foliation is present on fols. 10, 20, 30, 40, 49, and 51.
Dimensions:279mm x 200mm (leaves), 191mm x 123mm (ruled space)
Collation:i 112 (-12) 2-510 i. Catchwords are present in the bottom-right corners of the first five versos and final verso in each gathering with the exception of fols. 1v and 2v.
Script:One hand is responsible for the entire text. The entire text is in a neat and formal humanist cursive.

Binding:Bound in vellum over cardboard