Deed issued by the aldermen of Brussels
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Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 56
Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Deed issued by the aldermen of Brussels
Shelfmarks
Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Fragm. 56
Former Shelfmarks
B 255483
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Brussels
Date of Origin
December 1298 ('M° CC° nonagesimo octavo mense decembri')
Script, Hands
Gothica cursiva currens, one hand.
Original Condition
Page Height
73 mm
Page Width
at least 130 mm
Height of Written Area
47 mm
Width of Written Area
at least 119 mm
Number of Columns
1
Width of Columns
at least 119 mm
Number of Lines
at least 11
Line Height
4 – 5 mm
Ruling
Full lead-point ruling
Current Condition
Extent
2 strips (parts of a charter)
Dimensions
73 x 130 mm
More about the Current Condition
Fragment consists of two strips that fit together vertically. A significant part of the right side of the charter is missing.
Content
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Content Item
- Text Language Latin
- Title Deed issued by the aldermen of Brussels recording a propterty transaction in Orsdaal (Brussels)
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Content Description
The acting aldermen were Radulphus Mol and Godefridus Portere, who also appear together in another charter of 1299. The transaction is between 'Willelmus, filius quondam Walteri de Hemb[eca]' and Walterus Franco and his brother Johannes. [Johannes] Biscop, official to the duke of Brabant, is mentioned.
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- Secondary Literature P. Bonenfant, Cartulaire de l'hôpital Saint-Jean de Bruxelles (actes des XIIe & XIIIe siècles), (Bruxelles, 1953), p. 313-314, no. 259
Host Volume
Remarks
Fragments were used in a book binding; the exact host volume is unknown.
Host volume was possibly kept by the Rubenshuis (Antwerpen) before being transferred to Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience.