Receipt for repairs made to the castle of Rochefort

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Title: Receipt for repairs made to the castle of Rochefort
Digital Image Rights Holder: Columbia University
Author / Contributor: Serpillon, Jacques, lord of Vally, lieutenant of Rochefort castle
Type of Resource: Manuscript document
Genre: Financial document
Date Issued: 1522-12-31
Language: Middle French, 1400-1600
Physical Description: Folio: paper, 20 x 10.5 cm
Provenance: Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, former owner
Reading Difficulty: Advanced
Topic: Finance
Subject: Warfare
Locksmithing
Castles--Conservation and restoration
Jails--Conservation and restoration
Region: France--Northern France
City: Rochefort-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47° 21′ 28″ N, 0° 39′ 17″ W
Time Period: 1500-1549
Notes: Signature: Serpillon
Repository: Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Columbia Smith Documents 0603
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