[Regulations for mills and bakeries].

Abstract:

Official copies of regulations pertaining to mills and bakeries in Rouen from the 14th century up to 1518. The copies were made at the request of Pierre Tassel, overseer of the Rouen mills (fermier des moulins de la dit ville de Rouen), under the supervision of Louis (Loys) Cruchon, a member of the Rouen parliament, who signed the manuscript repeatedly (f. 9v, 13v, 16r).

Timespan:

Rouen (France); France.

Date:

1518

Description:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

Identifier:

9950015663503681; (OCoLC)ocn729638600; (OCoLC)729638600; (PU)5001566-penndb-Voyager

Language:

French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Pierre Tassel (original owner, f. 9v, 13v, 16r) and French chef Raymond Oliver (label, front flyleaf).; Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle in honor of Peter Stallybrass, Penn professor and SIMS Advisory Council member, 2011.; Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London) to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, April 2001.; Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 5 Dec. 1994, lot 87; handled by Simon Finch Rare Books (London) at some point between Sotheby's and Fogg.

Publisher:

Rouen, 1518.

Relation:

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn) https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs416.html

Subject:

Bakers -- France -- Early works to 1800.; Bread -- France -- Early works to 1800.; Weights and measures -- France -- Early works to 1800.; Bakers.; Bread.; Weights and measures.; Codices.; Legal documents.; Manuscripts, French.; Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

26 leaves : parchment; 205 x 150 (134 x 94) mm bound to 213 x 155 mm

Personal Name:

Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.; Tassel, Pierre, former owner.; Oliver, Raymond, 1909-1990, former owner.; Cruchon, Louis.

Corporate Name:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Layout: Written in 18 long lines; frame-ruled in red ink.; Origin: Written in Rouen, between August (f. 9v) and October (f. 16r) 1518, for Pierre Tassel (f. 9v, 13v, 16r).; Title supplied by cataloger.; Collation: Parchment, i + 26 + i; 1-2⁸ 3⁶ 4⁴; [1-26], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.; Ms. codex.; Binding: Contemporary morocco, blind-stamped, lacking spine and clasps.; Decoration: 4-line initial in red (f. 17r); 3-line calligraphic initial (f. 14r); 2-line initial with grotesque face in profile (f. 22r); one rubric in red (f. 10v); line-fillers in red and blue; initials touched with yellow wash.; Script: Written in a semi-batârde script, with contemporary signatures at the end of each section except the last (f. 9v, 13v, 16r), possibly in two hands (f. 1r-16r, 17r-26r).; Middle French.

Physical Location:

LJS 416

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)