The oldest cartulary of St. Georgenberg, begun perhaps under its first abbot (d. 1174) and augmented under his successor Baldwin (nos. 1-7) with additions down to the latter half of the thirteenth century, when it was annotated in a notula hand.
Physical Issues:
Folio
Reproduction:
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The two gatherings were once reversed (cf. modern numeration and pagination). Ruled. Varying line count and format. All but last document begin on first line.
Script:
Textura and notula
Number Scribes:
7
Support:
Parchment
Notes:
Traces of a medieval foliation in arabics in lower outer corner. Earliest portion is number 10 (see Jeffery & Yates); additional entries to the thirteenth century.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
14 leaves
Author:
Benediktinerabtei Sankt Georgenberg-Fiecht.
Supplied Title:
Twelfth-century cartulary.
Language(s):
Latin
Notes To Text:
Includes the Schlitters grant (1112); the abbey's first imperial charter (1097), a series of papal and episcopal letters, and a list of twelfth-century noble grants (traditiones). The oldest text is tenth century (no. 5 in Jeffery & Yates).
