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Leaf from early legal manuscript

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 2

Scope and Contents

This leaf is from an early legal manuscript; dating somewhere around 1280-1320 A.D. This original handwritten Folio leaf is of a very early codex of Canon law. The text is in double colomns and is in the finest Gothic book hand of the period.

Dates

  • Creation: 2500 BCE-1894 CE
  • Other: Majority of material found in Bulk 1500-1800 CE

Conditions Governing Access

WMU Special Collections. Non-circulating. Contact department for access.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Dimensions

9.7 x 16 in. (24.6 x 40.6 cm)

Repository Details

Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490