Episcopal instrument, 1543 April : manuscript.

Rome, 1543 April.

1 item : parchment ; 34 x 25 cm folded to 13 x 9 cm

Episcopal instrument issued by Ludovico Simoneta, then bishop of Pesaro with reference to letters to the papacy. Notarial sign at the foot of the document. Slightly damaged red wax seal in a wooden case attached to document by a cord. Staining, fading along top of document, and some soiling along the right margin with some obscuring of text; holes at lines 28-29 and 69-70. Note on verso, "175 Giorgi."

Ms. document.
Title devised by cataloger.
Collation: Parchment; single sheet.
Layout: Written in a single column of 74 lines plus scribal attestation.
Script: Written in a notarial hand with first line in hybrida formata.
Decoration: Embellished initials on first line.
Origin: Written in Italy in 1543.
Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, the Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law, Robbins MS doc. 115.

In Latin.

Unbound. Housed in special folder with Ms. doc. 115.

Restrictions: Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the reference librarian for the Robbins Collection.

Italy -- Rome.

Robbins MS doc. 114

Latin

Purchase; Jeffrey Manceirce, Inc.; 20030209.