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This item record provides information about this notarial transumpt.
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This item record provides information about this notarial transumpt.
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A one-sided notarial transumpt by the notary David Burustone, recording the succession of George, son of Patrick Colquhoun of Glenn, to the office of clerk of the parish of Govan, vacant through the death of Adam Harper. Govan was an ancient settlement, former burgh and now a district in Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2.5 miles west of Glasgow City Centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Patrick. Archaeological evidence shows that there was a church and burial ground here as early as 600-800 AD. Numerous carved tombstones dating from 900- 1100 have been found. Govan was a village comprised of thatched cottages until well into the 19th century. It became a shipbuilding town in the early 19th century.
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This item record provides information about the Clopton Charter.
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This item record provides information about the Clopton Charter.
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This translation is provided by Angus Somerville.
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The charter's dimensions are 11 by 25 cm at the widest, but the left side is cut on an angle from head to foot so the measurement at the bottom corners is 23.8 cm wide. There are eleven unruled lines of text written in a crisp Gothic cursive belonging to the thirteenth century. The seal is exceptionally well preserved and attached by a tag of parchment 2.1 cm wide threaded through a single slit 2.3 cm wide and 1.4 cm from the foot of the document. Looking at the front of the charter, the length of the tag is 1.5 cm from the back, the strip of parchment runs 2.6 cm. Two strands of parchment extend from the bottom of the seal; these are 5 cm long and 1.8 cm wide. Both sides are equal in measurement. The left strand has a tear of about half its width near the seal but is still holding. The single-sided seal, made of green wax and measuring 4 cm in diameter, bears the legend SIGILL[UM] ROBERTI DE C[L]OPTUN, and the image of a bird, possibly a dove, facing to the right and sitting on a branch. An endorsement in a later hand on the back of the parchment reads: Quieta clamacio Roberti Clopton Willelmo filio suo de una virgate terre. (Quitclaim of Robert Clopton to William his son of one virgate of land).
This document is a classic example of a medieval charter, a legal document recording the conveyance of lands or rights that constitutes an extremely important class of evidence for historians of the middle ages. Charters narrated or recorded a gift or grant, but did not actually convey property; the conveyance itself was a public ceremony. A translation by Angus Somerville is included.
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The charter's dimensions are 11 by 25 cm at the widest, but the left side is cut on an angle from head to foot so the measurement at the bottom corners is 23.8 cm wide. There are eleven unruled lines of text written in a crisp Gothic cursive belonging to the thirteenth century. The seal is exceptionally well preserved and attached by a tag of parchment 2.1 cm wide threaded through a single slit 2.3 cm wide and 1.4 cm from the foot of the document. Looking at the front of the charter, the length of the tag is 1.5 cm from the back, the strip of parchment runs 2.6 cm. Two strands of parchment extend from the bottom of the seal; these are 5 cm long and 1.8 cm wide. Both sides are equal in measurement. The left strand has a tear of about half its width near the seal but is still holding. The single-sided seal, made of green wax and measuring 4 cm in diameter, bears the legend SIGILL[UM] ROBERTI DE C[L]OPTUN, and the image of a bird, possibly a dove, facing to the right and sitting on a branch. An endorsement in a later hand on the back of the parchment reads: Quieta clamacio Roberti Clopton Willelmo filio suo de una virgate terre. (Quitclaim of Robert Clopton to William his son of one virgate of land).
This document is a classic example of a medieval charter, a legal document recording the conveyance of lands or rights that constitutes an extremely important class of evidence for historians of the middle ages. Charters narrated or recorded a gift or grant, but did not actually convey property; the conveyance itself was a public ceremony. A translation by Angus Somerville is included.
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This item record provides information on the manuscript leaf.
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10464/17715
Abstract
A two sided leaf from a twelfth century manuscript Bible c. 1200. It was written in France and is a Proto-Gothic or Gothic bookhand. The segment of the Bible is the Book of Numbers 33: 34-36.
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A two sided leaf from a twelfth century manuscript Bible c. 1200. It was written in France and is a Proto-Gothic or Gothic bookhand. The segment of the Bible is the Book of Numbers 33: 34-36.
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Image
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Research conducted from January - February 2021 and presented on March 25, 2021 at Brock University.
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Research conducted from January - February 2021 and presented on March 18, 2021 at Brock University.
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Photograph
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Art Print
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Print
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Morag Eaton Print
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Image of cover (Resources for “Thor’s Visit to Utgard,” a chapter in Myths of the Norsemen: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales)
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Art
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Research conducted from January - February 2021 and presented on March 18, 2021 at Brock University.
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Credit Information for Conference
Learn more about Brock University:
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (brocku.ca)
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For more information contact Dr. Teresa Russo, trusso@brocku.ca
IMAGES ON FRONT POSTER: TENNIS - JEU DE PAUME IN PARIS FROM
THE BOOK LE JEU ROYAL DE LA PAUME BY CHARLES HULPEAU (1632),
ARTIST UNKNOWN; KOLF OR GOLF - "WINTER SCENE WITH FIGURES
PLAYING GOLF" (DETAIL) BY AERT VAN DER NEER, OIL ON CANVAS
22-1/4 X 30-1/2 IN. (56.5 X 77.5 CM) , 1655-1660, THE NORTON SIMON
FOUNDATION; FOOTBALL - A MOB FOOTBALL MATCH PLAYED AT
LONDON'S CROWE STREET IN THE MIDDLE AGES. ARTIST UNKNOWN,
1721. THIS UK ARTISTIC WORK HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR
PUBLIC USE.
PAGE 2: FIRST IMAGE - THE DEVONSHIRE HUNTING TAPESTRY:
FALCONRY, 1430-1440, PROBABLY MADE IN ARRAS, FRANCE. MUSEUM
NO. T.202-1957. © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON;
SECOND IMAGE - DETAIL OF THE DEVONSHIRE HUNTING TAPESTRY:
FALCONRY, 1430-1440 (DETAIL), PROBABLY MADE IN ARRAS, FRANCE.
MUSEUM NO. T.202-1957. © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM,
LONDON; THIRD IMAGE - A DETAIL OF THE ABERDEEN BESTIARY
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT, FOLIO 8R, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND
MUSEUMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN.
PAGE 3: QUINTAIN/PELL TRAINING IN FRANCE, DETAIL OF
TRADUCTION DE VEGECE BY JEAN DE MEUNG (MS 332, FOL. 1) AT THE
BIBLIOTHEQUE INGUIMBERTINE, CARPENTRAS
PAGE 4: ABOVE - ALPHONSO-PSALTER (MS 24686; DETAIL OF F013V),
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT, 1284-1316, IMAGE OF ELEANOR OF
CASTILE HUNTING DEER WITH HER GREYHOUNDS, BRITISH MUSEUM
PAGE 4 LEFT: SIYAVUSH PLAYS POLO BEFORE AFRASIYAB, FOLIO
FROM THE 'SHAHNAMA' (BOOK OF KINGS) OF SHAH TAHMASP.
ISLAMIC ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT. MADE IN: IRAN, TABRIZ.
SAFAVID PERIOD (1501-1722), SHAH TAHMASP (1524-76), CA. 1525-30.
AUTHOR: ABU'L QASIM FIRDAUSI, 935-1020; PAINTING ATTRIBUTED
TO, QASIM IBN 'ALI, ACTIVE CA., 1525-60; WORKSHOP DIRECTOR: MIR
MUSAVVIR, ACTIVE 1525-60, METROPOLITAN ART
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Conference Schedule
Lighting Round Presentations
March 25, 2021
Opening Remarks by Dr. Teresa Russo
Land Announcement, Andrew Bell
Chat Moderator for Session 2: Austin Evans
PANEL 6 : Urban Pride from the Middle Ages to Modern Games
(Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)
“The Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football Game”
by Elizabeth Colantoni, Italian Studies Program and Medieval & Renaissance Studies
“Gioco Del Ponte”
by Ava Magliaro, Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures (MLLC) and Medieval Studies (MARS)
“The Sport of Bocce”
by Lex Fournier, Department of English
PANEL 7 : Fencing: A Sport’s Equipment, Skills, and Tournament Competition
(Moderator: DR. Teresa Russo)
“Examining Leichtenauer’s Fencing Teachings VS Lightsaber Technique”
by Chasnie Di Paola, Department of English, Languages, and Literatures
“Fencing Swords in 12-17-Century England”
by Aleah Graff, Departments of English and Creative Writing
“The Flower of Battle”
by Drew Scherle, Departments of Political Science and French
PANEL 8 : Archery to the Hunt: Women as competitors in the Middle Ages
(Moderator: Lex Fournier)
“Origins of the Bow and Arrow: A Historical Review of Women in Archery”
by Taylor Anzivino, Faculty of Education with Departments of English and Geography
“Hunting in the Medieval Age: Women and Falconry.”
by Gabrielle Dheilly, Department of English, Language, and Literature
“English Women, Hunting, and Gender Norms”
by Mikayla Dickinson, Departments of Humanities and Social Sciences
“The Excellence of Hunting in France”
By Sloane Empke, Department of Women & Gender Studies and Department of English
PANEL 9 : Archery in England: from Sport to Battle
(Moderator: Elizabeth Colantoni)
“Law in Medieval England”
by Regina Hernandez Solis, Department of Social Sciences
“The Importance of Archery in the Battle of Agincourt”
By Meegan Rozon, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program
“Comparing Medieval Archery Tools and Technique to Modern Archery”
by Holly Hiscock, Department of English, Languages, and Literatures & Department of Creative Writing
PANEL 10 : Warfare and Sports: Military Tournaments to Courtly Love Play
(Moderator: Aleah Graff)
“Skills learned in Sports for Warfare”
by Andrew Bell
“The Significance of Medieval Tournament Weapons”
by Julia Schultz, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program
“Educating the Medieval Athlete: The Benefits of Quintain vs. Pell Training”
by Karyssa Chan, Faculty of Education & the Departments of English and Geography
PANEL 11 : (The Late Middle Ages): Games of Love and Politics for Knights and Kings
(Moderator: Teresa Russo)
“Courtly Love in the Tournament”
by Zachary Slyford, Department of Sociology
“The Field of Cloth of Gold”
by Elizabeth Auld, Department of English, Language, and Literatures
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Conference Schedule
Lighting Round Presentations
March 18, 2021
Opening Remarks by Dr. Teresa Russo
Land Announcement, Mikayla Dickinson
Chat Moderator for Session 1, Ava Magliaro
PANEL 1 : From Myths to Modern Games
(Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)
"Comparing Ancient Greek Wrestling to Wrestling during the Middle Ages”
by Julia Minato, Department of Classics
"Hammer throw: Connections to Mythology and Significance in the Middle Ages”
by Emma Casburn, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program
PANEL 2 : Horse racing in the Middle Ages from East to West
(Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)
“Chogan: Polo’s Unusual Military Cousin”
by Austin Evans, Department of Mathematics
“Horse Racing in Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Society”
by Kiara Le Blanc, Departments of English and History – Concurrent Education Program
PANEL 3 : Medieval Tennis from France to England and to the Noble Courts
(Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)
“The Origin of Tennis in the Middle Ages”
by Bryce Seferiades, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program
“Real Tennis in the Middle Ages”
by Julia Miele, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program
PANEL 4 : Games with sticks in the Middle Ages
(Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)
“Kolf: The Sport of Nobles”
by Matthew Grenda
"The Medieval Game of Colf’s Impacts of Classes and Development to Today’s Game of Golf”
by Alisabeth Reyonlds, Department of Education – Concurrent Education Program
“The Evolution of Shinty and Its Worldwide Impact”
by Emerson Hathaway, Faculty of Education
“Baseball in the Middle Ages and Today”
by Anastasia Donahue-White, Department of Humanities
PANEL 5 : Futball in Italy and European Football Mob Sports
(Moderator: Dr. Teresa Russo)
“Cultural Impact of Violence in Calcio Fiorentino”
by Isabella Casilio, Department of Creative Writing
“A Glimpse into the Lives of the Lower Class of the Middle Ages: Folk Football”
by Jacklyn Kinsella
“Knights, The Football Players of the Middle Ages: the Psychiatry of Comparison”
by Tolu Pereira, Department of Psychology
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Undergraduate students of MARS2P95 and ENGL2P95 present their research in lighting round panels and share their academic poster projects.