1. Add MS 12117 E
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 12117 E
- Title:
- Proclamation of Charlemagne on Assumption of Western Empire
- Scope & Content:
- A decree of the Emperor Charlemagne on his assumption of the Western Empire; he assumes new titles, fixes boundaries, and elaborates on the status of several areas. Dated Bologna, xiv Kal. Oct. DCCCI (18 September 801).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 801
- Extent:
- A very thin leaf of hammered lead, rectangular in shape, now much cracked and oxidized. Bearing a Latin inscription consisting of thirteen lines in capital letters. Two horizontal lines followed by a small gap, followed by 9 lines with a small gap before the final two lines with the monograph of Charlemagne at its conclusion.