BS/5/10
Reference code
BS/5/10
Level of description
File
Title
Indulgence Issued by Robert, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1279
Date
8 Apr 1279
Quantity & Format
1 sheet
Description
Indulgence of 20 days for the soul of William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury. Issued in 1279 at Stockbridge. Transcription available.
Language
Latin
Physical Characteristics
Material: parchment
Information provided by: James Willoughby and Nigel Ramsay co-editors (and Richard Huscroft) of a volume on secular cathedrals in the British Library-British Academy series known as the Corpus of Medieval Library Catalogues.
Endorsed: none medieval. Approx 181 mm x 82 (left hand side) and 85 (right hand side), without turn up of approx 23 mm (left hand side) and 24 mm (right hand side). Remains of seal on tag laced into turn up producing double tongue: (i) approx 210 mm and 215mm. Probably originally green wax. Some folds of episcopal vestments and two letters of legend visible (âSâ and âTâ approx 30 mm apart).
Keywords
Burnell, Robert
Stockbridge
Stockbridge