Charter (chirograph) in Middle Dutch
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Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.2582/230
Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Charter (chirograph) in Middle Dutch
Shelfmarks Gent, Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS.2582/230
Former Shelfmarks Qh25
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Ghent
Date of Origin 24 August 1360
Script, Hands
Littera gothica cursiva formata.
General Remarks
Witnesses: Hugo Joye, priest, and Jan van den Kerchove.
Original Condition
Page Height 108 – 115 mm
Page Width 237 mm
Height of Written Area 88 mm
Width of Written Area 204 – 210 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 204 – 210 mm
Number of Lines 15
Line Height 6 mm
More about the Condition
Charter was a chirograph, and was part of a larger chirograph consisting of at least two other documents. These other documents, however, appear to be lost.
Current Condition
Extent 1 charter
Dimensions 115 x 237 mm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Initials with interior reserved shapes in upper and lower margins, in black ink.
Content
- Content Item
- Text Language Middle Dutch
- Title Charter on the funeral of Avezoete, wife of Simon Leyns
- Remarks
In the charter, Avezoete states that she wants to be buried in St Michael's church, Ghent, in the Chapel of Our Lady. She assigns an annual income of 8 lb. groots Tournois to the church in return. In the charter, she also makes some arrangements in regard to her funeral.