Capitulary; Memorandum for a capitulary of Louis the Pious

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Title: Capitulary; Memorandum for a capitulary of Louis the Pious
Contributor: Louis--I,--Emperor,--778-840
Published / Created: [between 1025 and 1050]
Publication Place: Northern France,
Abstract: Manuscript on parchment (single leaf) of 1) Last article of an unrecorded Capitulary, probably from the beginning of the reign of emperor Louis the Pious (814-840). 2) Capitula adhuc conferenda, i.e. Memorandum for a Capitulary, ca. 819 (?). This is a list of 18 questions to be discussed in view of a planned new Capitulary.
Description: “Cap. XV” in art. 1 is written in Uncialis in red ink, and the opening letter V, in the same colour, is a 2-line initial. In art. 2 all the opening capitals (D, Q, S or U) are said to be likewise red, but their colour is hardly distinguishable from the colour of the text.
Script: Copied by one hand writing Carolingian script.
The fragment was perhaps the final leaf of a codex, which would explain the smudges and offsets visible on the verso.
Extent: f. 1 : parchment ; 240 x 185 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Format: text
Genre: fragments (AAT)
Manuscripts
Material: parchment
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Name): Louis--I,--Emperor,--778-840
Subject (Topic): Franks--History--814-843
Legal documents
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Capitulary; Memorandum for a Capitulary of Louis the Pious. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Orbis Record: 9870159
Object ID (OID): 10958727
More Information: https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/MS808.pdf