Lot 13
Catalan Chirograph.- Geraldus S. Johannis and his wife Arsendis relinquish the manses of Lom, Sabides and Muntpestler to Abbot Roman and the monks of Sant Cugat on condition that their son Arbert be received as a monk without further endowment, Barcelona, 18 December, 1158.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000
Description
Catalan Chirograph.- Geraldus S. Johannis and his wife Arsendis relinquish the manses of Lom, Sabides and Muntpestler to Abbot Roman and the monks of Sant Cugat, on condition that their son Arbert be received as a monk without further endowment, and that they be buried in the monastery's cemetery, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 15 lines, signed by the scribe 'Bernardus ?Levia qui hoc scripsit die et anno prefixio', with sigla, some water-staining and spotting, lightly browned, 120 x 280mm., Barcelona, 18th December 1158.
Provenance: Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. (catalogue description sheet included with the lot).
Description
Catalan Chirograph.- Geraldus S. Johannis and his wife Arsendis relinquish the manses of Lom, Sabides and Muntpestler to Abbot Roman and the monks of Sant Cugat, on condition that their son Arbert be received as a monk without further endowment, and that they be buried in the monastery's cemetery, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 15 lines, signed by the scribe 'Bernardus ?Levia qui hoc scripsit die et anno prefixio', with sigla, some water-staining and spotting, lightly browned, 120 x 280mm., Barcelona, 18th December 1158.
Provenance: Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. (catalogue description sheet included with the lot).