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Indenture, Anthony Tunsload, County of Derby With the Master of the Rolls, [vellum], 1568
Full text linkThis indenture, written in Elizabethan Chancery Court hand, appears to govern a matter to do with land. While paper did exist in Elizabethan England, it was very rare, and this document is written on finely scraped vellum. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-herring-collection/1000/thumbnail.jp
The Old Year
Full text linkIn this essay, the unidentified author speaks of the passing of time, reflecting on the past and looking forward to the future and how the coming new year holds hope for some while it fills others with dread.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-webb-collection/1006/thumbnail.jp
Letter to Sebenico, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia, 1496
Full text linkThis letter, written in Genoese, most likely concerns matters of trade. At the time the letter was written. Sebenico, one of the oldest towns on the Dalmatian Coast, was under the control of the Republic of Venice, and was a very busy port. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-herring-collection/1018/thumbnail.jp
Song of Solomon
Full text linkThis page of the Bible, featuring the Song of Solomon was created in Bologna, Italy, in the 13th century, two hundred years before the advent of the printing press. Written entirely by hand on paper-thin vellum, it is beautifully illustrated, and very small. The complete text probably fit into its owner�s pocket. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-herring-collection/1011/thumbnail.jp