(Q17465)
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28 November 2023
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Charter granting land in the village of Bentley, Suffolk, England, from Hugh Talemache to Richard de Coppedoc : in Latin].
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Talemache, Hugh, active 13th century
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Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, Inc
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--England
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Massachusetts--Boston
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Massachusetts--Boston
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ca. 1250?
13. century
1250Gregorian
1250Gregorian
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Extent: 1 sheet : parchment ; 210 x 117 mm
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Ms. document.
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Title devised by cataloger; date conjectured by cataloger based on genealogical information found in W.A. Copinger's The Manors of Suffolk, vol.6 (Privately printed, 1910)
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Layout: Single column, 17 lines. Slit for seal tag.
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Script: Written in a protogothic documentary script, with straight r descending below the baseline, mostly straight s, and uncial d.
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Origin: Copied in Suffolk, England, ca. 1250.
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Provenance: With an unidentified red ink stamp in lower right corner. Offered by Walter R. Benjamin, Inc., in 1978 (The Collector, no. 857, L-193) to John and Raquel Russell.
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Immediate source of acquisition: Gift of John and Raquel Russell of New York, New York, in April, 2023.
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4 December 2023
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