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Copies of trial proceedings, 1376.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 764 Item 31
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Format:
Manuscript
Language:
Latin
Subjects (All):
Niccolini, Feo.
Niccolini, Niccolò.
Niccolini, Luca.
Niccolò, da Uzzano.
Niccolò.
Uzzano, Angelo da.
Uzzano, Giovanni da, active 15th century.
Uzzano, Giovanni da.
Uzzano, Alessandro da.
Bardi, Caterina de'.
Bardi, Marco de'.
Inheritance and succession--Italy.
Inheritance and succession.
Dowry.
Trials.
Italy.
Trials--Italy.
Dowry--Italy.
Civil law--Italy.
Civil law.
Marriage law--Italy.
Marriage law.
Florence (Italy)--History--14th century.
Florence (Italy).
Genre:
notarial documents
legal documents
scrolls (information artifacts)
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Penn Provenance:
Sold by Renzo Rizzi (Milan).
Physical Description:
1 item (7 membranes) : parchment
Contained In:
Samminiati Records. Item 31
Place of Publication:
1376.
Language Note:
In Latin.
Summary:
Long rolled document containing copies of proceedings of 2 trials. The first set of proceedings, whose dates range from 10 December 1375 to 31 March 1376, concern a lawsuit brought against Niccolò and Feo Niccolini, sons and heirs of Luca Niccolini, by brothers Niccolò and Angelo da Uzzano, sons and heirs of Giovanni da Uzzano, for an outstanding debt Luca Niccolini had with Giovanni da Uzzano. The second set of proceedings, whose dates range from 15 January to 31 March 1376, pertain to the case of Caterina de' Bardi, widow of Alessandro di Giovanni da Uzzano, and her father Marco de' Bardi, against Alessandro's heirs Niccolò and Angelo da Uzzano, to recover her dowry and other donations she made while still married. All the litigants are from Florence.
Notes:
Long rolled document shelved at the end of the collection.
Cited in:
From collection described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 228 (Ms. Lea 398).
OCLC:
729726092

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