Catholic Church legal treatises and religious poems
Overview
Late medieval manuscript containing legal treatises concerning Church decretals and Christian religious poems.
Dates
- Creation: late 14th-early 15th century
Creator
- Catholic Church (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Latin.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
1.16 linear feet (1 volume)Includes late medieval manuscript written in an unidentified hand, possibly in southern Germany, containing legal treatises on Catholic Church decrees as well as numerous Christian religious poems.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
69M-44. Purchased with the Lincoln Fund from Mrs. Emery Farkas, Oakwood Road, Newtonville, Massachusetts; received: 1970 March 20.
Creator
- Catholic Church (Organization)
- Title
- Catholic Church. Catholic Church. Catholic Church legal treatises and religious poems, late 14th-early 15th century: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01020
Repository Details
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