Digital facsimile of document written on parchment in Benevento, Italy, in August of 823, recorded in the document as the seventh year of the principate of Sicone (Licone di Aurenza). Record of the sale of land including a vineyard and orchards in A lo Tuoro by Martinus, son of Forte, and his son, Maius, to Bonepaertus, son of Alfanus, for 4 Beneventan gold soldi and 2 tremisses (three-pence pieces). Signed by 6 witnesses. Written in a single column of 21 lines in the provincial chancery script that developed from Ravenna cursive and from which developed Beneventan bookhand, already in use by this date. 16th-century description on verso.
Language:
Latin
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of the Archivio della Badia di Cava (I n. 13 (ARCA 84 n. 205)), Cava de' Tirreni, Italy.; Sold by Maggs Bros., August 1998, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg (LJS 275).; Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2010.; Transferred from the University of Pennsylvania to United States federal authorities, 2019.
Relation:
Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs275.html
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